Woman 'falsely called man a paedophile'
Sounds like you ought to consult a lawyer about those pesky neighbours of yours - as you have to put up with them, you might as well make a few bob at the same time
A woman from west London who falsely branded a neighbour a paedophile in an "unseemly outburst" must pay £1,500 in compensation for slander.
Patricia O'Connor of Hillingdon turned on retired landscape gardener Michael Clynes in a row lasting a few seconds in October 2009, the High Court heard.
They fell out over a CCTV camera which Mr Clynes positioned outside his home.
Mr Clynes spent his life savings on defending himself as he was so incensed by the outburst, the court was told.
He was accused by Mrs O'Connor of installing the recording system so he could watch children playing.
She "hurled at him, groundlessly, what seem to have been the most insulting epithets that came into her head - 'wife-beater', 'drug dealer' and either 'paedophile' or 'perv'," said Mr Justice Eady.
Patricia O'Connor of Hillingdon turned on retired landscape gardener Michael Clynes in a row lasting a few seconds in October 2009, the High Court heard.
They fell out over a CCTV camera which Mr Clynes positioned outside his home.
Mr Clynes spent his life savings on defending himself as he was so incensed by the outburst, the court was told.
He was accused by Mrs O'Connor of installing the recording system so he could watch children playing.
She "hurled at him, groundlessly, what seem to have been the most insulting epithets that came into her head - 'wife-beater', 'drug dealer' and either 'paedophile' or 'perv'," said Mr Justice Eady.
Sounds like you ought to consult a lawyer about those pesky neighbours of yours - as you have to put up with them, you might as well make a few bob at the same time
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