People ask me about the risks and decisions we make every day at work
A call came in from another police station they had had a man come in to the front counter and stated that he had stabbed his girlfriend and left her upstairs on the bed. He was not sure how bad she was.
They asked if we could go round and check the address and see if things were ok, it was said that he was a bit odd and seemed to have mental health issues and it could be a hoax.
So we head off to the address and on route further info comes in that he said that he had left the gas on!!!
We arrive at the address and the first thing to do is have a sniff through the letter box….yep there is a strong smell of gas.
So first dilemma and decision do we wait for the fire brigade to arrive or do we go straight in…having knocked and shouted with no reply.
I decide that we will go in very carefully as to not cause any sparks and straight away open all the windows as the girlfriend mat require immediate help.
We go in by forcing a panel on the door and we open all the doors and windows and air the place turning off the gas we go upstairs and find the girlfriend on the bed sadly she is dead.
Downstairs we find her 24 year old son who has also been murdered and in the kitchen we find the family dog that has been stabbed through the heart
When I tell this story it is significant to mention that no-one says anything till I get to the dog in the kitchen and immediately I get exclamation such as “the bastard” …what a twat”…”the evil git”…no such outcry when I mention the humans. Strange and a bit sad..
Anyhow we are securing the house when I get called over by an officer…"take a look at this Guv".
I look in the cupboard and there is a burning candle shinning brightly from the dark interior!!!……
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24/07/08 @ 23:12