A SERIOUS crime has been committed and, at last, the Crown Prosecution Service has got tough. Surprised? Ah, but read on.

An OAP, a war veteran of 77, sick of being harassed and his home vandalised by the "Untouchables" and sick of reporting these offences and the lack of action over months by the authorities, decided that he would have to take action himself.

He complained to the parents of these teeny morons. The result was that he was allegedly threatened with violence for his troubles. Finally, he took on these mindless uncontrollable Untouchables and, allegedly, waved an air pistol at them.

Now, of course, a crime has been committed. As the Untouchables are of course untouchable and the parents not held responsible for these morons, the authorities go for the soft option, the easy and most vulnerable target in this equation, the OAP. Get the Vet!

Ashamed and embarrassed of being incarcerated and branded a common criminal, this brave veteran committed suicide. The authorities are saved the bother of dealing with problems from this individual in the future, aren't they. That should help their statistics.

The verdict on the death of this pensioner will probably be that he took his own life while the balance of his mind was disturbed. If so, what a cover up. The truth which will never be published is that he was driven to his death by the Untouchables, their parents and, I am sad to say, the alleged insensitivity of all the authorities by their lack of commitment in controlling this situation.

An Englishman's home is his castle? Not any more it's not. Bill Clifford had already moved from one house because of drug addicts and was due to move from his present abode because of these hooligans.

Tough on crime? What a joke! I suggest these people return to the planet from whence they came and as soon as possible. Surely, in the whole of Great Britain, there must be two brain cells that can communicate to sort this problem out?

R V Schofield,

Howard Close,

St Annes.