A council tenant fears being evicted or going to prison over failing to tidy his 'monstrosity' of an overgrown garden.
Richard Bates believes he is the victim of a 'council witchhunt' over the state of his garden at his home in Melton Mowbray.
The authority approached him in September 2024 over the situation at the front of his house before being hit with formal warnings and a fixed penalty notice.
Council workers eventually moved in to tidy up the site and clear up the 'very overgrown vegetation and any other items that could provide food and harbour vermin'.
Richard, 58, was later taken to court but said he could not attend as his dad had just died.
