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| Roof protest builder given bail | Roof protest builder given bail |
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| Two men arrested after climbing onto the roof of a Derbyshire house and partly demolishing it following a pay dispute have been bailed by police. | Two men arrested after climbing onto the roof of a Derbyshire house and partly demolishing it following a pay dispute have been bailed by police. |
| Builder Royden Toon, from Skegness, Lincolnshire, and another man, spent five hours taking material from the roof of the Barlborough house. | Builder Royden Toon, from Skegness, Lincolnshire, and another man, spent five hours taking material from the roof of the Barlborough house. |
| Mr Toon claimed he was taking back his materials after homeowner James Arthur refused to pay fully for his extension. | Mr Toon claimed he was taking back his materials after homeowner James Arthur refused to pay fully for his extension. |
| Mr Arthur said he had withheld payment until the work was done satisfactorily. | Mr Arthur said he had withheld payment until the work was done satisfactorily. |
| A police spokesman said: "Two men, aged 59 and 33, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life and have been bailed pending further inquiries." | A police spokesman said: "Two men, aged 59 and 33, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life and have been bailed pending further inquiries." |
| The dispute over a £15,000 extension has been running between the two parties for five years. | The dispute over a £15,000 extension has been running between the two parties for five years. |
| Witnesses said Mr Toon and another man climbed on to the roof of Mr Arthur's house, off Chesterfield Road, at 0830 BST on Monday and started pulling off tiles, ripping out insulation and breaking off most of the wooden roof joists. | Witnesses said Mr Toon and another man climbed on to the roof of Mr Arthur's house, off Chesterfield Road, at 0830 BST on Monday and started pulling off tiles, ripping out insulation and breaking off most of the wooden roof joists. |
| A police helicopter and several officers were called to the scene and the area was cordoned off. | A police helicopter and several officers were called to the scene and the area was cordoned off. |
| Mr Toon initially ignored police requests to come down, according to onlookers, but climbed off the roof after being told he could be prosecuted for criminal damage. | Mr Toon initially ignored police requests to come down, according to onlookers, but climbed off the roof after being told he could be prosecuted for criminal damage. |
| Royden Toon, from Skegness, spent five hours tearing materials from the Barlborough house roof until he was talked down by police | Royden Toon, from Skegness, spent five hours tearing materials from the Barlborough house roof until he was talked down by police |