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Carpenter arrested in mix-up

Tuesday 07 June 2011 19:00 EDT

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.

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