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operabuff | 12:10 Thu 29th Sep 2011 | Law
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In an effort to get away from the police, someone tried to get over our garden wall; as a result, the brick wall and fence fell down. The offender was arrested for another crime. Is there any compensation available for damage caused, not by the police, but as a result of police involvement, i.e. the perpetrator was attempting to escape from police officers and dogs.
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The police can charge him with criminal damage. He'll probably be ordered by a court to pay for the damage. Might only get £1 a week though.
Perhaps the offender will sue you for injuries as it sounds as if your wall may have been unsafe
He'll probably ask for other fences to be taken into consideration.....
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... and I think the insurer may well refuse to pay a claim to you for the repair of the wall saying that the wall clearly hadn't been maintained properly if it fell down so easily
Criminal damage does not require the offender to deliberately set out to cause damage it also includes damage caused recklessly.

http://www.cps.gov.uk...to_c/criminal_damage/

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