Victory: Rodney Bewes had complained about Olivia Harrison's plans to renew 985m of razor wire around her property after his cat Maurice repeatedly injured himself on itLikely Lads actor Rodney Bewes has claimed victory in a long-running battle over a garden fence with the widow of ex-Beatle George Harrison.
Mr Bewes claimed Olivia Harrison’s fence ‘almost killed’ his beloved cat Maurice and had objected to her plans to renew 985m of razor wire around her £20m Oxfordshire Mansion.
He said Maurice had been injured on the existing fence several times and once nearly died after severing an artery.
Mr Bewes had written to the South Oxfordshire District Council claiming the barrier made the area ‘look like a war zone’ and yesterday said he was ‘delighted’ after the new fence was put up without razor wire.
‘It looks rather lovely,’ he said.
‘I’m very grateful to Mrs Harrison for her decision.’
Last year Mr Bewes said: ' Maurice has been injured on that fence several times, once severing an artery that nearly killed him. It has cost me thousands in vet's bills.
The Harrison and Bewes homes and the location of the fence
The razor wire which used to surround the Harrison estate 'There are several other cats, people's pets, that have been practically gored on that fence - it's dangerous.'
Mrs Harrison, 60, erected the fence after a horrific attack on her husband at their home in Henley-on-Thames in 1999.
A schizophrenic broke into their home and stabbed the musician seven times in a frenzied attack which was stopped only when Mrs Harrison knocked the thug unconscious with an oil lamp.
The 6ft high fence, which is topped by razor wire, was intended to deter any more intruders. Harrison died from cancer in 2001.
During the dispute Mr Bewes admitted he understood his neighbour's security fears
Safety concerns: Olivia, with her late husband George Harrison, still feels her Oxford home requires high security'It was a horrific thing to have happened, no one is arguing about that, but is the danger and the threat really still there?' he said.
'It doesn't make it any more secure. The bottom half is wood and with a good crowbar you could get through it no problem.
'It makes me sad when I come home to such a beautiful place and see this thing that makes it look like a war zone.
'If everybody had razor wire around their gardens can you imagine what it would look like?'
Mr Bewes's wife Daphne said their cat seemed to come home injured on an almost daily basis.
She claimed that when he severed his artery, he could have died.
On another occasion, she said, he almost lost part of his tail, and the couple have had to cancel trips abroad to nurse their trouble-prone pet.
An incredible aerial view of the Harrisons' enormous home in Oxfordshire, complete with turrets, where the former Beatle was once stabbedsource: dailymail
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