Frances Payne who blocked footpath set to appear in court

Frances Payne, owner of Hampton Mill in Evesham, put up fencing in April last year after claiming she was assaulted and abused near her own home.

In February the 56-year-old was given the CBO which prohibits her from being abusive or aggressive to any member of the public using the footpath.

CHARGES: Hampton Mill owner Frances Payne used barbed wire to block a public footpath

Payne has now been charged with breaching the CBO; using threatening, abusive, insulting words, and behaviour to cause harassment alarm or distress and three charges of assault by beating.

All the offences are alleged to have taken place this year.

BLOCKED: The blocked public footpath

The breach of the order is alleged to have taken place on June 1 and one of the assaults is also alleged to have taken place on that date. 

The other two alleged assaults are said by the prosecution to have taken place on June 23.

BLOCKED: The blocked public footpath at Hampton Mill. Picture: SWNS (Image: SWNS)

Payne was set to appear at Worcester Magistrates Court on Thursday, (October 20). 

The hearing has been rescheduled for Payne to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates Court on November 7. 

Sentencing her in February District Judge Ian Strongman said: "I am going to put you under a Criminal Behaviour Order for five years, so you don't interfere with the public footpath."

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In a previous interview with this paper she described “constant” problems such as people taking drugs, assaults, thefts and vandalism and said she had sought to permanently reroute the path.

Payne also featured in an edition of Channel 5’s The Nightmare Neighbour Nextdoor.