UK Woman, 93, arrested as a dying wish after being 'good all her life'

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.”

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.”

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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.”



https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/25/woman-93-arrested-as-a-dying-wish-after-being-good-all-her-life