The Body in Pegnut Woods

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

No names mentioned but one of our regular customers was cycling through Pegnut Woods and spotted a body in a ditch. Being a responsible citizen he duly phoned the police on his mobile to report his find. He went to the road to meet the police vehicles who responded to his call and guided them back to the spot where the body lay. The police took over and moved in to get a closer look. The body turned out to be a scarecrow which some prankster had placed in the ditch to catch some unsuspecting passerby. The police were very understanding and once they had cancelled the helicopters and Crime Scene Investigators thanked our friend and assured him that, despite the outcome, he did the right thing. It may, however, be a while before our other regulars let him forget the incident.