A MOTHER-of-two has hit out at a ‘money-making scheme’ after winning a lengthy court battle.

Lauren Pinhorne, of Picket Piece, was cleared of flytipping at Winchester Crown Court this week after a six-month legal wrangle with Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC).

The saga began when the authority discovered a pile of waste in Charlton Road on around February 12 last year.

Ms Pinhorne was confronted by an investigator from the authority who claimed she had dumped a plastic bag containing a flower card and an old diary.

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