Mistaken prosecution of widow costs tens of thousands

By Natalie O'Brien
Updated July 26 2015 - 6:08am, first published 5:43am
Coffs Harbour and the villa complex bordering the national park on Five Islands Drive. Photo: photos@smh.com.au
Coffs Harbour and the villa complex bordering the national park on Five Islands Drive. Photo: photos@smh.com.au
Coffs Harbour and the villa complex bordering the national park on Five Islands Drive. Photo: photos@smh.com.au
Coffs Harbour and the villa complex bordering the national park on Five Islands Drive. Photo: photos@smh.com.au
Coffs Harbour and the villa complex bordering the national park on Five Islands Drive. Photo: photos@smh.com.au
Coffs Harbour and the villa complex bordering the national park on Five Islands Drive. Photo: photos@smh.com.au
Coffs Harbour and the villa complex bordering the national park on Five Islands Drive. Photo: photos@smh.com.au
Coffs Harbour and the villa complex bordering the national park on Five Islands Drive. Photo: photos@smh.com.au

It is a bizarre case of mistaken identity that has already cost NSW taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars and was set to cost untold thousands more – until an 11th hour out of court settlement by the Office of Environment and Heritage.

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