Dem Go Pay You If Ball Land for Your Compound – Court Talk

WINCHESTER, England — New court ruling don show say children wey dey kick ball over their neighbour’s fence fit face up to £1,000 fine if e no stop. Na so High Court talk as dem rule say to dey throw ball from school wey dey beside person house na nuisance.

This landmark decision involve Mohamed and Marie-Anne Bakhaty, wey live for their £2 million property near The Westgate School. The couple don suffer from stray balls wey dey fly over their fence, disturbing their peace and enjoyment of their garden.

Dem complain say since the school build all-weather five-a-side football pitch in 2021, balls dey land for their garden every other day, making dem no fit enjoy their swimming pool. Mrs. Bakhaty, 66, say she don see 170 balls land for her garden within 11 months.

“It dey make my life miserable,” she talk. “Noise from balls wey dey hit fence don turn our outdoor space into ‘no-go zone’.”

Despite school don put net to reduce stray balls, the Bakhatys still dey complain say dem no fit live peacefully and dem even sue Hampshire County Council, wey manage the school, claim say dem right to enjoy their home dey violated.

Judge Philip Glen wey handle the case talk say he understand di couple tiff, but he also find say dem don experience substantial interference to their lives from di constant ball intrusion.

“Occasional stray ball fit dey annoying, but di frequency wey balls dey come over di fence dey cause real nuisance,” he talk.

As part of di ruling, di council get order to pay £1,000 damages to di Bakhatys for excessive use of di pitch wey dey disturb their living environment. But di judge still no grant di couple wan injunction wey go stop di pitch usage, citing it as valuable community facility.

Council representative argue say di football pitch dey important for di school and di community, but di judge warn say di noise and constant balls flying over dey affect di couple well-being.

For now, di Bakhatys go continue to brace for whatever balls fit come over their fence while trying to find balance between di school activities and their peace of mind.