Pensioner accused of 'poisoning neighbour with ant killer' in row over shared driveway

Pensioner accused of 'poisoning neighbour with ant killer' in row over shared drivewaySally Beaney, 75, allegedly harassed her neighbour by repeatedly parking her car in a bid to block access to his home and placed pots and structures in bid to deny him entry to the drivewayNewsAnders Anglesey News Reporter16:05, 14 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesSally Beaney, 75, is alleged to have poisoned her neighbour (Image: Daily Echo/Solent News)A pensioner poisoned her neighbour with ant killer following a row over a shared driveway, a court heard.Sally Beaney, 75, is alleged to have "maliciously" poisoned her neighbour with insect killer amid a campaign to target him. Appearing in court, she also stands accused of harassing him by repeatedly parking her car to block access to his home and placing plant pots, wooden structures and other obstacles across their shared driveway in a bid to deny him access.Beaney, of Southampton, is alleged to have also placed signs on the obstacles accusing the man of intimidating delivery drivers. She appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court charged with maliciously using ant killer to poison a man on October 13, 2025, 'with intent to injure, aggrieve, or annoy."View 2 ImagesThe court heard Beaney allegedly attempted to deny her neighbour access to the driveway(Image: Simon Czapp/Solent News)She is also charged with harassment without violence of the same man between August 6 and November 11, 2025.Beaney is accused of displaying signs on or near the obstacles across their shared driveway, accusing him of trespassing and wrongdoing, abusing, threatening, or intimidating delivery drivers and other service providers attending his address.The court heard she was accused of making an obscene gesture towards the man and his family, including a child, while they were walking together. Beaney, who appeared in the court wearing a black coat, spoke only to confirm her name.No plea has been made at this stage, as the poisoning...