AN Army veteran who had holes kicked in his garden fence during a misunderstanding over a felled tree wants to know when the panel will be fixed.

Gary Daultrey of Coberley Close in Warndon, Worcester, said holes were kicked in the fence after it was wrongly assumed he was responsible for branches being trimmed off a tree on the other side.

Now the Warndon grandfather is looking for answers after the veteran's fence was kicked in during the tree row. His neighbour's fence was also damaged in the incident.

However, Platform Housing, which is responsible for the fence, says they do intend to carry out repairs.

"It was a very loud bang. I was just about to go in the shower when I heard the crash. They threw a piece of wood through the fence. The stuff started to be pushed over my fence - so I just pushed it back. Then, all of a sudden, I heard a crash and the fence had gone in," said Mr Daultrey.

Worcester News: DAMAGED: Ex-serviceman Gary Daultrey with one of his dogs, Bertie, next to the hole in his fence in Warndon, Worcester which he patched up himself with mesh DAMAGED: Ex-serviceman Gary Daultrey with one of his dogs, Bertie, next to the hole in his fence in Warndon, Worcester which he patched up himself with mesh (Image: James Connell/Newsquest)

Meanwhile, the 69-year-old, has been left wondering why Platform Housing replaced his neighbour's fence panel and not his - although his neighbour says her panel was also broken.

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Mr Daultrey, a former lance corporal in the Army Air Corps, said the fence was damaged after he had cut down a tree in his garden which backs onto Sheepscombe Drive.

Worcester News: REPLACED: One fence panel has been replaced at the boundary of Sheepscombe Drive and Coberley Close - but the fence panel broken during the incident at the end of July has yet to be fixedREPLACED: One fence panel has been replaced at the boundary of Sheepscombe Drive and Coberley Close - but the fence panel broken during the incident at the end of July has yet to be fixed (Image: James Connell/Newsquest)

However, another resident had cut down a tree on the Sheepscombe Drive side of the fence which he believes may have resulted in the confusion.

Mr Daultey said he had been mistakenly blamed for the mess - even though he had already taken his own garden waste from the felled tree in his own garden to the tip in Bilford Road.

"They shouted 'are you going to remove all the rubbish?' At first I said 'of course I will' then I realised they were throwing the branches over the fence.

Worcester News: BROKEN: The fence panel, which is overgrown, viewed from the Sheepscombe Drive communal garden - this part of the fence has yet to be repaired by Platform Housing BROKEN: The fence panel, which is overgrown, viewed from the Sheepscombe Drive communal garden - this part of the fence has yet to be repaired by Platform Housing (Image: James Connell/Newsquest)

"I realised they were talking about the tree I had not cut down. This was a completely different tree. Those tree cuttings were nothing to do with me," he said.

Mr Daultry, who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder after three tours of duty in Northern Ireland between 1974 and 1980 during The Troubles, said he had been left quite upset by what happened.

The father-of-three, who has been supported by Warndon city councillor Jill Desayrah, placed a mesh over his own fence to stop his two dogs, Bertie, 10, and Noel, 12, escaping into the communal gardens at Sheepscombe Drive. 

"I'm happy for Platform to get access to the property to fix the fence," he said. 

Worcester News understands the incident of damage was not reported to police. 

A spokesperson for Platform Housing said: "Thank you for the enquiry, the replacement fence panel is booked into our system and will be carried out in due course."