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Daily Mirror
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Paul Britton & Liam Buckler

Woman left furious over 'extortionate' £150 fine for throwing sandwich crust to pigeons

A retired woman has slammed the decision to fine her £150 for throwing two small crusts from a sandwich to pigeons.

Hazel Kirby, 61, believes her punishment is "extortionate" and said the fine was triple the fine paid by Prime Minister Boris Johnson for breaching coronavirus restrictions during the pandemic.

She called the fine ''disproportionate" to the current minimum penalty of £100 for a speeding offence in a vehicle in the UK.

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