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.
G4S sacked the pair for committing a serious disciplinary offence, it said.
In a statement the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said procedures were clearly not followed in this case and G4S have taken action against the staff involved.
Two thousand offenders are tagged every week and incidents like this are very rare, a spokesman added.
More - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14705328
Actually, this is something that has never occurred to me ! It doesn't say what the
procedure was that they should have followed and I wonder where the tagging device
would have been meant to be placed if this guy had 2 false legs
Presumably, this guy must have had crutches or a wheelchair too, otherwise how
did he 'get out' and break his 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.
G4S sacked the pair for committing a serious disciplinary offence, it said.
In a statement the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said procedures were clearly not followed in this case and G4S have taken action against the staff involved.
Two thousand offenders are tagged every week and incidents like this are very rare, a spokesman added.
More - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14705328
Actually, this is something that has never occurred to me ! It doesn't say what the
procedure was that they should have followed and I wonder where the tagging device
would have been meant to be placed if this guy had 2 false legs
Presumably, this guy must have had crutches or a wheelchair too, otherwise how
did he 'get out' and break his curfew ?
