Children walk over the crossing after school which was the were a 12 year old boy on a bike was killed after being hit by a van in Guppy Road. Photo / HBT
A woman who complained about the public tributes left for a boy killed when hit by a vehicle two years ago says they should be removed because she does not like having to see them every day.
Joshua Bennie was 12-years-old when he was killed while biking to Taradale Intermediate
after his mountain bike crossed in front of a van outside Reignier Catholic School, on Guppy Rd, in 2011.
Yesterday, Hawke's Bay Today reported that Napier City Council was considering removing roadside tributes to him after receiving a complaint from a nearby resident.
The resident who complained has said she sympathises with Joshua's family and if it were her she would do the same, but only on special occasions, such as birthdays and anniversaries.
The resident, who wanted to be identified only as Eva, said she had a child around the same age as Joshua was when he died and had complained because she did not like having to see it every day.
