A gun found in a park by a litter picker has been destroyed by police. Craig Whitehurst was shocked to discover the firearm in Manchester's Alexandra Park.
The 62-year-old has an impressive sense of public duty in clearing the park of potentially dangerous plastic and broken glass.
And he says he waited for 40 minutes for police to turn up after alerting them. Today Greater Manchester Police said in a statement: "A report was made to us around 7am on Saturday June 22 2024.
It has been confirmed as a blank firing gun and has since been destroyed. There's no further investigation into this now." READ MORE: I was out picking litter - and found this in a Manchester park Craig, from Hulme, said: "I was on my bike, but with the dog, and I take a regular route.
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