POLICE were brought in to forcibly enter a house after the occupants rejected a court eviction notice following a legacy wrangle.

Bailiffs arrived at Hillside Avenue in Atherton on Tuesday afternoon with the intention of removing Frank Ormesher, his daughters, Jenny and Miranda, her two-year-old son Matthew and their Rottweiler dog from the premises.

The house had originally belonged to Mr Ormesher's late mother, Mary Ellen, and has been at the centre of a family dispute over her will for more than five years. The house had been left to Frank, but his sisters, Sue and Sheila had successfully contested the will.

On Tuesday the family refused to leave the premises, with Mr Ormesher claiming he was fighting for his mother's rights.

He said: "My mother worked hard all her life, she was a good person and she should have the right to spend her own money any way she wants. Even though we are out of the house we won't stop fighting for her rights."

The refusal to leave or open the door meant bailiffs had to enlist the help of Police to force entry so the eviction notice could be executed. By 5pm the back door had been smashed down and the occupants had been ejected.

Sue's son, Simon Delvard, was present to see it all happen and said: "We've been waiting five years for this. All my mum and her sister ever wanted was to split their mother's estate three ways and get on with life."

Mr Ormesher plans to continue fighting his case, but in the meantime he and his family have returned to their former home.

His sisters now plan to sell the house and split the proceeds three ways as, they claim, was originally intended.