Amelie recorded that a few hours before the attempted murder outside her bedroom window, but I told her I didn't have time to upload it before the Detective Inspector came round.
Having been doorstepped by an Argus reporter yesterday afternoon, and then had a D.I. on my sofa for ten minutes, I'm now at liberty to reveal that the "major incident" which welcomed in the new year around these parts was a tragic fall from a fourth-floor window. The kind of entirely accidental fall which results in five people being arrested for serious assault.
Sussex Police have named it 'Operation Winton', presumably because it involves being shoved through a hole in the wall, and have been camping it up outside the block for most of the weekend. Yesterday we had the forensic team taking photos of the building, which is handy, because it might encourage the council to fix the holes in the pebble-dash, while today brought the Scientific Support Unit, who had a chat outside our bathroom window about how it might have happened. Sadly, I couldn't hear their conclusions over Lisa's electric toothbrush.
My favourite element of the story so far, however, is the brief Argus report on the incident, which states that the injured man was "believed to have been at a function in the building". I know Lisa likes to call our entrance hall 'the lobby', but that aside, they clearly don't know the place at all. Calling anything around here a 'function' is like describing the Ford Prison riot as a cocktail soirée.
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I thought the police would have made you their official reporter by now. Didn't the Detective Inspector give you all the gen to put on your blog? And are you saying it all happened at the BACK of the block, so it really WAS a fall from a window, not from a balcony? Mind you, those windows ARE dodgy, if you open them the wrong way.
*Puts off plans to visit Brighton in 2011*
*Changes plans to visit Brighton in 2011 to staying in ground floor rooms only*
Here's a scenario for you.
5 people have been arrested in connection with the push.
If the pushed person dies. The police need to charge someone.
Of the 5 people. Person 1 is guilty, but because persons 2,3,4 like person 1 better than person 5, the all say it was person 5, even though it is a lie.
What defence can person 5 possibly use apart from 'they are liars'????
I suppose that's why the police are questioning the residents, in the hope that someone heard a clear voice saying "My name's Bob, and I'm going to push you out the window!"
I like to think that when attending a function at our flat, your injuries wouldn't be life-threatening.
We're on the 2nd floor, BS6, so you'd probably get away with a broken arm. Come on down.
That's the best invitation I've seen for quite a time. 'Come and visit us, you'll get away with a broken arm'. Have you considered a job with the Tourist Board?
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