A couple who painted their side of a garden fence have been fined £80 for 'criminal damage'.
They were fined after a neighbour complained to the police that it was actually her fence, and flecks of green paint had
splashed onto her side - which was brown.
Officers visited Kay Balsdon, 47, and her 29-year-old partner Chris Bates - and they were threatened with prosecution if they
refused to accept the on-the-spot fine.
Hampshire Police said it had decided to refund the fine.
A spokesman said: 'The officers gave this a lot of consideration and decided that this was the best way to deal with it. However, we
have now reviewed the case and the fine will be rescinded and refunded.'
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