Electrician Leslie Pirie had wired up an elaborate system to divert electricity to his home while the Torrance family were left to foot the costs.
A baffled couple were left facing exorbitant energy bills - unaware that their next door neighbour was stealing thousands of pounds of electricity from them.
When investigators were called in to look at the unusually high charges, they immediately realised the family were paying for the energy supply to their own home and to Pirie's. Pirie, who still lives next door to the couple, was ordered to pay the full amount in compensation, but was given more than eight years to pay it back at £40 per month. He was admonished by Sheriff Morag Fraser.
"This led to a house visit to the properties and that revealed there had been Henley blocks added to the power supply. This device was splitting off the supply from the complainers' property to the accused's property. Solicitor John Boyle, defending, said: "I suspect the money has not been reimbursed so they are essentially out of pocket to the tune of £4,000. They still remain neighbours, but obviously they are not on particularly good terms.
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