Gran kidnaps washing machine repair man
A grandmother 'kidnapped' a repairman in a desperate bid to get her washing machine fixed.
The woman from County Durham had been without her machine for three weeks when a repairman finally turned up to try and fix it.
But when the Currys engineer told her he was unable repair the machine Tracey Fox went mad and barricaded him in her home.
She told him that she would not let him out until the machine was fixed and that he would have to call police to release him or repair the washing machine.
Being a typical 'repair' man he took the option that didn't involve working and called 999. Durham Police attended the scene and the man was released.
