Something Even More Curious Than The Defendant's Name...

A man has been convicted of ignoring council orders to demolish a cottage he built without permission.

But leading councillors from the authority that prosecuted him say they will not force him to knock it down.

I guess they figure with a name like that, the poor sod has suffered enough…

You've gotta be kidding me....

…Peter Halliday, Tendring Council’s deputy leader and councillor responsible for finance, said the case against Moonflower was built on technicalities and should never have reached court.

He added: “Neither me, nor council leader Neil Stock, are in the business of pulling down people’s homes. Both of us will be looking at positive ways forward to ensure Mr Moonflower does not end up without a house.

“We will be doing everything we can to ensure it remains standing.

“I fully understand the court’s position and the enforcement notice is factually correct. But morally, has the man done anything wrong?

“We don’t think so. He has been caught out by a technicality. It has gone on for 11 years and that’s unacceptable.

“We possibly should have stopped him while he was building it. Are we really going to knock his house down and make him part of the housing issue? No.”

Curiouser and curiouser...