Land cleared of fruit trees

Reaping time?has ended for a man who has been illegally farming several acres of land at Bulkeley Meadows, St George, an upscale residential neighbourhood.
Early yesterday morning, workmen from the?National Housing Corporation (NHC) moved in and started uprooting several fruit trees with the use of a bobcat.
They were assisted by the police who arrested and charged Michael Crawford, the man who has been farming the land for over 20 years without permission and claiming ownership.
When a DAILY?NATION team visited the area banana, lime, coconut trees and several others were already destroyed.
Crawford’s sister, Phyllis Crawford, lamented the action saying that her brother meant well and that the NHC was wrong to destroy the trees. (MB)