Farmer cleared by jury after using forklift tractor to flip car off his land
A farmer has been cleared by a jury after he defended his home and property by flipping a car off his land.
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A farmer has been cleared by a jury after he defended his home and property by flipping a car off his land.
Robert Hooper was not a "nasty thug" but "clearly acted out of anger" the prosecution says.
Robert Hooper tells a jury he felt threatened when he asked two men to move a car from his drive.
Footage played to jurors shows farmer Hooper, 57, use a tractor to flip the car off his driveway in County Durham last summer. Hooper has denied dangerous driving and criminal damage
A Durham farmer who used his forklift tractor to flip and smash a car parked on his drive told a jury today he was innocent - because it was in self defence after thugs knocked his glasses off.