Sunday 13 November 2011

Bettws Gypsy site man says he is "living in fear" - South Wales

AN ELDERLY man whose home could be turned into a Gypsy site says he is living in fear after a gang of people turned up at his home to protest against the plans.
Owen Friel, 64, suffered chest pains and was taken to hospital with a suspected heart attack after he claims 30 people turned up at his Yew Tree Cottage home in Bettws, shouting abuse two weeks ago.

He now lives in fear of further reprisals and says he feels driven out of the home he has lived in with his son Eoin, 34, for the past 20 years.
Despite putting his house up for sale earlier this year, Mr Friel says he knew nothing about the plans for a Gypsy site until it was reported in the Argus.

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