Thursday, August 08, 2013

Couple arrested in bed by armed police after paramedic mistook remote control for a gun


Michelle Malone, 46, and Keith Abrahams, 44, were woken up by an armed police raid at their home and bundled into a police van.

Cops swooped after reports of a man brandishing a gun in the property - but it turned out to be the TV remote.

Now Michelle and Keith are suing after being locked in a cell and quizzed by detectives for four hours.

They were later released without charge and - to top off the indignity of the entire situation - "humiliated" Keith was forced to walk home in just his underwear.

The mix-up happened on June 24 when a paramedic attended the couple's house after Michelle suffered a panic attack.

But her condition worsened when 18 officers burst into their flat in Hereford at 1am the next morning .... http://www.newsforage.com