Monday, August 29, 2011

Bligh me, Captain Lowcock. Right handy havin' a third leg.

UK - Private security firm G4S has sacked two members of staff who tagged a man's false leg allowing him to remove it and break a court-imposed curfew.

The pair were fooled by Christopher Lowcock, 29, who wrapped the prosthetic limb in a bandage when G4S set up the system at his Rochdale home.

He was then able to remove the limb and break a curfew imposed for offences involving drugs, driving and a weapon...
 
The company revealed the second employee who went to check on the monitoring equipment at Lowcock's home was also sacked for failing to realize he had fooled them into tagging his false leg. (more)