Bailiffs are attempting to evict a Sheerness man who was tasered and punched by police during the last try.

Bob White, 62, barricaded himself inside his home on the Isle of Sheppey when officers, bailiffs and a locksmith first arrived with a county court warrant for eviction more than three years ago.

Now they have returned and are outside the house in Park Road.

One of Mr White's supporters, who are outside the property which they have decorated with balloons, said: "Bailiffs were here at 7am and have now sent for the police. It could get messy."

The house has a large No Trespass notice pinned to its front gate.

During the first battle, Mr White was tasered twice and punched in the face by police while trying to defend his home from repossession.

At a hearing at Maidstone Crown Court in March, judge David Griffith-Jones QC found police had entered the house unlawfully and Mr White had been within his rights to defend his home.

The first attempt by RBS to take back the house took place on February 5, 2019.

The court heard that after Mr White refused to open the front door, police went round the side of the bricklayer's home and used a battering ram to smash open the bottom panel of the back door.

Sgt Russell Balment attempted to enter the house through the gap but quickly recoiled after seeing an "aggressive" looking Mr White with a large "wooden club" which he claimed the defendant was swinging at him.

After being told "get out of my house" by Mr White, PC Dunn, who was assisting Sgt Balment, pulled out his taser and used it twice.

Officers then stormed the property where they subdued Mr White, punching him in the head twice, and arrested him on suspicion of affray.

At the end of the two-day trial the jury found Mr White not guilty. The judge also ruled that officers had acted unlawfully and Sgt Balment had been a "trespasser and unwelcome intruder".

Speaking at his home after the case, Mr White said: "My life had been on hold for three years while this came to court. It's been like a prison sentence itself. It was a final chance for me to get justice."

He added: "I hope this sets a precedent for other people to challenge unlawful evictions."

He admitted he was still in dispute with RBS over mortgage payments and had since fortified his home in case of another attack.

He had taken down metal barriers installed by bailiffs from the outside and re-installed them on the inside to protect doors and windows.

A spokeswoman for RBS, the Royal Bank of Scotland which is part of the NatWest Group, said: "We are aware of this incident and are in an ongoing police investigation into the case. We have had difficulty in contacting Mr White to discuss our support further and would ask him to contact us directly regarding his options."