AN EAST Yorkshire man ended up in court when he dumped his brother's waste onto private land.

A landowner alerted environmental control officers to the illegal pile of black bin bags in a farm drainage ditch off Weel Road, Weel, near Beverley, the town's Magistrates Court heard.

They had been put there by Richard Murray, of Holderness Crescent, Beverley. He had taken his brother's household waste, saying he would take it to a household waste and recycling site.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council prosecuted Richard Murray, who pleaded guilty to fly-tipping and was fined £50 plus prosecution costs of £617, plus court costs of £180 and a statutory surcharge of £20.

Paul Abbott, of the council's public protection services, said: “All reports of fly-tipping are investigated by the council and any evidence found will be used to bring a prosecution. Residents have a duty of care to make sure their waste is disposed of properly.”