An elderly man with walking difficulties, severe asthma, and a heart condition, was fined £250 (approximately Rs 26,250) for spitting out a leaf that accidentally blew into his mouth during a walk in the UK. The incident occurred near a boating lake in Lincolnshire, the BBC reported.

The original fine was £250, which was later reduced to £150 on appeal.

The report stated that the 86-year-old Roy Marsh managed to cough up and spit out the substance. However, the incident escalated after county councillor Adrian Findley received complaints from residents about similar “heavy-handed” incidents in the region.

“As I was sitting there, a gale blew a big reed into my mouth. I spat it out and just as I got up to walk away, two guys came up to me,” Marsh told BBC.

He said that the fine was im

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