A man has appeared in Dili Municipality Court for picking the leaves off his neighbor’s papaya tree.
According to the facts read in court, the accused (HS) quietly picked all the papaya leaves from the owner’s (YL) tree without permission.
After her son told her about what happened the woman began grumbling in front of her house.
When the accused overheard his neighbor complaining he went outside and threw $2 in coins at his neighbor and told her to keep quiet.
However, the victim refused the money and threw the coins backat his house, at which point the accusedpushed her to the ground.
After reading the facts, the Judge President said case could be resolved if the victim agreed.
The victim then told the court her neighbor had since apologized and they had made peace.
The accused also admitted he had been in the wrong and that it wouldn’t happen again.
“I know what I did was wrong and I am sorry,” he said.
After hearing the declarations from both sides the Judge President dismissed the case.
