Council tenant faked burglary of his boiler

A COUNCIL tenant who faked a burglary from his South Yorkshire flat has now been evicted from the property.

Rotherham Council has evicted Steven Green from Wright Street, North Anston, after he failed to vacate the flat after the authority was granted possession in February.

The council made the original application for possession to Worksop County Court last November after Green was convicted of various offences.

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in August last year he claimed that the boiler, radiators and pipes had been stolen from his flat. The alleged burglary caused flood damage of around £6,000 to both his home and the flat below.

However, police found no evidence of forced entry, and Green pleaded guilty to the theft.

Pc Rebecca Lindley said: “Officers were able to prove that Green himself was responsible for the theft and, when presented with the evidence, he admitted this was the case.”