Walsall leader Mike Bird wants to ‘grab fly tippers by throat’

Fly-tippers should be “grabbed by the throat or elsewhere in their anatomy” to stop them re-offending, a council boss says.

Mike Bird, leader of Walsall Council, has issued the renewed threat to those responsible for illegally dumping waste.

Along with that cabinet members have backed a financial package worth £4.7m to ramp up enforcement efforts.

“It’s a criminal offence and criminals, unfortunately, have to be grabbed by the throat or elsewhere in their anatomy to make sure they won’t do it again,” Bird said.