
A man has been fined for chopping down a tree in his garden worth more than £114,000 after claiming a falling branch narrowly missed his daughter.
Carl Bellis, of Sandfield Close, appeared at Liverpool Magistrate’s Court after being charged with wilful destruction of a tree. He was fined £1,100 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £440. Costs of £1,067 were awarded to Liverpool City Council.