Australian man builds three-metre barbed wire fence around his home to keep his ex out

It feels like we can’t go a day without Donald Trump telling us how ‘magnificent’ his proposed border wall with Mexico will be.

But he’s now been rivalled in the barrier-building stakes by this man, who created a three-metre barbed wire fence around his house in a last ditch attempt to stop his ex girlfriend from visiting.

The pensioner, known only as Tony, constructed the extensive perimeter fence around his home three months ago, and proved rather enigmatic when he explained his reasons for it.

‘‘No matter what you do, it won’t change this woman’, he told Australian media.

‘I’m going to extreme lengths to protect what’s mine. Good luck getting in, b**ch.’

And in further confirmation that Tony indeed has no chill, he says that he has taken inspiration from Roman and World War One fortifications.

There’s also the small matter of Tony’s back-up plan in the unlikely event that the wall fails – a catapult filled with lawn bowls.

Not that it will fail, that is. Tony is so confident of its success that he’s even dished out a few words of advice for Donald Trump.

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‘Mr Trump is thinking about building a wall, he could learn a bit (from me) about keeping certain people out,’ Tony said.

‘It’s strong enough believe me. That’s good Australian hardwood. Trump’s wall will not be as strong as this.’

Hell hath no fury like a Tony scorned.