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Published 20:37 IST, June 26th 2019

BIZZARE: 93-old-woman gets herself arrested to fulfil her dying wish. Details here

Josie Birds of UK wished to get arrested to taste the other side of law and her dream finally came true when recently Greater Manchester police took her in custody for committing absolutely no crime.

Reported by: Diyali Banerjee
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While none of us can disagree having weird wishes in our bucket list, this 93-year-old woman's “dying wish” left the internet talking. Josie Birds of UK wished to get arrested to taste the other side of law and her dream finally came true when recently Greater Manchester police took her in custody for committing absolutely no crime.

Recently, a Twitter user named Pam Smith put out a post on social media thanking Greater Manchester police for fulfilling her grandmother's wish, whose heath is eventually deteriorating. In a tweet that received more than a thousand likes, Smith revealed that her grandmother wanted to be arrested for something before it’s too late. The lady who always wanted to have the experience of the same finally ticked off the wish list when the cops agreed to her unusual request to make the old woman happy. 

Sharing pictures of  Josie's thrilling ride from being arrested and taken to the polish station, Smith wrote, "A big thank you to @gmpolice for "arresting" my Gran Josie today. 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."

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Here's the post:

Following the same, Greater Manchester police replied to Smith's post saying, "Hello, I'm glad our officers could help out, looks like she got the full experience! Give our best to Josie and I'll try and pass your message back to the officers who kindly helped out."

Take a look:

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Smith further replied to the comment and thanked the cops again for their gesture towards her grandmother. She wrote, "Thank you, I will. She is still talking about it and excited about it!! It has made an old lady very happy, thank you again."

 

Updated 21:15 IST, June 26th 2019

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