Pensioners have ‘pathetic’ row over vase of fake flowers

Police were called to intervene in a row between old age pensioners and their care home because of flowers.

Upon arrival, the residents were asked by management to remove the flowers and place them in one of their flats instead.

However, shortly after, the residents decided they wanted the flowers to remain on the communal window sill to ‘brighten up the place’.

The residents then say the other tenant called the police who say they were called out to address ‘aggressive behaviour’.

Devon and Cornwall police confirmed upon attending that all was in order.

Ian Hunter who put up the flowers, said: ‘I decided to put flowers out on the landing on the window and all of a sudden all hell breaks loose.

‘All over a bunch of flowers – it just seems childish and pathetic. I had people around from the Trust saying it’s a fire hazard. I couldn’t believe what was happening.

‘I gave the flowers to Tom, I’m sick of looking at them now.’

Thomas, a resident and friend of Ian, said: ‘The guy complained to the police and two officers turned up over this. For some strange reason, Guinness Partnership came round the day he reported it and told us we’d have to take the flowers down.

‘They were just plastic flowers in a vase at the top of the communal stairwell that leads to two of my friends’ flats. We just wanted to brighten the place up with some red flowers.