Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Carpenter arrested in mix-up

Wednesday 08 June 2011 00:00 BST

Police have apologised to a carpenter for arresting him after he left blood behind when he mended a door broken by a burglar.

Jason Gaspard, 40, cut himself on glass after being asked by the property owner in Hove to make a door secure. But Sussex Police later arrested him when his blood matched police records, and held him in custody before realising their mistake.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in