Olympic hero Sir Mo Farah and his family have been dubbed neighbours from hell in a leafy part of west London. Neighbours have told th...
Olympic hero Sir Mo Farah and his family have been dubbed neighbours
from hell in a leafy part of west London.
Neighbours have told the Daily Mail of constant screaming
by the four children, apples being thrown at their windows and plants in the
garden being damaged.
They claimed that when they tried to complain to the
Olympian and his wife they refused to take any action and were met with a
barrage of abuse.
One resident told MailOnline: 'It was like having a
constant playground outside your house. 'If I had known this development was
going to turn into a chaotic children's play area, I would not have moved here.
They were the neighbours from hell.'
The trouble started at the end of 2017 when the Farahs
moved back to the UK from Portland, in Oregon, where Sir Mo had been training.
Having bought a four bedroom property in the private square
in Teddington, west London, the year before, it was the obvious place for the
family to settle.
The children - stepdaughter Rihanna 13, twin girls Aisha
and Amani, six, and Hussein, three, were enrolled in school and nursery nearby
while Sir Mo posted online about his delight at being back in Britain.
Zhen Bao, who has lived in the upmarket complex since it
opened in 2016, said: 'There was constant noise and life became very difficult.
'The Farah kids were always playing on the green outside
their house, riding bikes and scooters, shouting, screaming and throwing
things.
'Sometimes this went on for the whole day. There were also
always lots of people coming in and out of the house. I think it was relatives
but that just added to the noise and nuisance.'
The Farahs have since moved out of their Teddington home
without saying goodbye to their former neighbours but prompting relief amongst
them. They are now believed to be living in Weybride, Surrey.
A source close to the Farahs denied the allegations made by
their former neighbours.
She said: 'The green was a child friendly area where lots
of other children who also lived in the development played alongside the
Farahs' children.
'It was within a gated area and very safe for children to
play. It's unfair to single out the Farah children for any criticism.
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