Cops storm street after prankster dumps fake body parts in neighbour’s bin

Posted on : 09/13/2023
Cops storm street after prankster dumps fake body parts in neighbour’s bin
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A prankster's practical joke "got out of hand" when he left fake blood-stained body parts hanging out of a neighbour's wheelie bin.

Police swooped on what they thought was a crime scene in Devizes, Wiltshire after a call from a concerned member of the public just after 4.30pm on Tuesday, September 12.

As they began searching through bins, one resident flagged them down to explain that it was a prank that backfired.

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Officers discovered the plastic limbs and confirmed them to be fake.

Following the incident, the culprit said: "I put them in our neighbour's bin, sticking out.

"They're very good limbs, they do look lifelike.

"I've put them in a bag so they can't be seen now. It's just a practical joke that's got out of hand".

Back in 2015, a Jedi, a Mortal Kombat character and an Umbrella Corporation Guard from Resident Evil sparked a response from armed police who cordoned off a road in Rhyl, North Wales.

The trio of costume play enthusiasts were taking pictures in a front garden before officers in full riot gear swooped to reports of three men seen acting suspiciously, brandishing what was thought to be a firearm.

But Kevin Cottam, known as the Rhyl Jedi, said it was a plastic BB gun – half the size of a real one.

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He and friends, Stephen Oliver and John Sutton decided to carry out some role play after getting together to help a fire-striken family by donating science-fiction memorabilia.

At the time, Kevin told North Wales Live: “I never would’ve dreamed that a Jedi taking pictures of Sub Zero and a Resident Evil character would cause such a massive reaction.

“If the rest of the group had turned up, we would’ve had a Disney princess there as well so maybe it would’ve been more obvious that we were trying to do something for a good cause."

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