IN response to the letters from Mr T M Cullen and Mr A Morris regarding Jeffrey Ward, I have been a close neighbour of Jeffrey Ward during his stay in Clementhorpe and I informed those gentlemen that it was the neighbours who received the harsh punishment from Ward and his associates.

He had been given every opportunity to turn his life around with a nice flat and plenty of help from different organisations which he chose to ignore.

It is very easy to judge from a distance, but unless you have been personally involved and have not experienced the long term problems, you are not in a position to give fair comment.

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Updated: 10:40 Thursday, June 24, 2004