Woman,
93, arrested as a dying wish after being ‘good all her life’
Josie Birds said to have ‘thoroughly
enjoyed’ gesture by Greater Manchester police
Poppy Noor Tue
25 Jun 2019 17.09 BST
One of the UK’s largest police forces
apparently arrested a 93-year-old woman who had committed no crime because it
was her “dying wish”.
In a tweet that received more than a
thousand likes, Pam Smith wrote to Greater Manchester police to thank them for
the gesture towards her grandmother, Josie Birds.
“A big thank you to @gmpolice for
‘arresting’ my Gran Josie today,” she said. “She is 93 years old and her health
is failing, and she wanted to be arrested for something before it’s too late.
She has a heart of gold and thoroughly enjoyed it today. Thank you for granting
her wishes.”
A representative from the police force responded:
“I’m glad our officers could help out, looks like she got the full experience!
Give our best to Josie and I’ll try and pass your message back to the officers
who kindly helped out.”
It is not the first incident of its kind.
In March, Anne Brokenbrow, 104, had her wish of being arrested granted, after
relaying her desire to her Bristol care home.
Brokenbrow said it was an enjoyable
experience: “I had a lovely day, it was interesting. Nothing like that ever
happened to me before. They put the handcuffs on, I had the lot.”
Smith said that Greater Manchester police
had “made an old lady very happy” by arresting her grandmother, adding: “She is
quite poorly and wanted to do something like this while she still has the
strength to enjoy it. She’s been good all her life (she says....) and wanted to
have an experience to remember! She’s a star.”
Greater Manchester police did not respond
to requests for comment.
“Courtesy of Guardian News & Media Ltd”
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