Man, 72, ‘throttles neighbour, causes £1k of damage to his prized Jag & assaults daughter in row over shared driveway'
NEIGHBOUR ROW Man, 72, 'throttles neighbour, causes £1k of damage to his prized Jag & assaults daughter in row over shared driveway'
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A MAN throttled his neighbour during a row over a shared driveway and caused damage to their luxury Jaguar, a court has heard.
Trevor Hollisey, 72, is accused of grabbing neighbour Neil Ford by the throat for "ten to 15 seconds" and assaulting his wife, Michelle.
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Trevor and Jennifer Hollisey pictured leaving Norwich Magistrates' Court
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The couple share a driveway with at least three other properties in the village of Bressingham in Norfolk
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Mr and Mrs Hollisey both face charges of assault
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Mr Hollisey, who runs a bathroom and kitchen installation firm, is also alleged to have caused £1,363 worth of damage to Mr Ford's Jaguar F-PACE during the incident last December.
The company director faces two charges of assault and one of criminal damage.
Wife Jennifer Hollisey, 79, also faces two charges of assault relating to the couple next door, as well as causing £3.99 of damage to her neighbour's phone in the incident.
Both pleaded not guilty to the charges at Norwich Magistrates' Court last week.
The court was told there was a "very messy history" to the row over the driveway, which the couple share with at least three other properties in the village of Bressingham in Norfolk.
The court heard prosecutor Katherine Newson say that the alleged victims and the defendants had fallen out in a "dispute over access to their driveway".
Declan Gallagher, defending the couple, said it was a "confrontation" as a result of a "long-term dispute" and that "there is a very messy history to this".
When magistrates were seeking a date for the trial, Mr Hollisey interjected and told the court they "have several holidays booked this year and next".
The case has been set for a two-day trial at Ipswich Magistrates' Court between March 10 and 11 next year.
The couple, of High Road, Bressingham, were given conditional bail and told to have no contact with their neighbours.
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