Police get a 999 call from a cat, literally Police reacted quickly when there was silence on a 999 call. But after battering down the front door of the house from where the call was made, officers realised who was to blame – a cat named Bruce. The kitten was home alone while his owners were at work, and probably wanted some attention. While pawing at the house phone, he somehow managed to contact the emergency services. Once police arrived at the London flat, their fears were heightened by the sound of shrieking from inside. It turned out to be Bruce, fighting with his feline flatmate Audrey. After solving the mystery, police waited for James Cocksedge to come home so they could explain what happened. The 33-year-old said: ‘Since we had the landline installed Bruce always rushes to answer the phone when it rings. He’s also fascinated by the buttons, which he loves to press.’ Now faced with a bill of hundreds of pounds for a new front door, the sound engineer added: ‘The police were only doing their job. For all they know, something really dangerous was going on in the flat.’ Adapted from the Metro

NAIVASHA, KENYA: Over 70 workers
from a construction company in Naivasha
escaped death narrowly after a bus they
were traveling was involved in an
accident.
The bus brakes failed and it’s rolled
several times injuring scores of the
workers who are involved in construction
works in Olkaria area.
The accident along the Oserian-Kongoni
road affected transport as members of
the public rushed to assist those injured.
According to one of the victims Peter
Omondi, they were heading to Naivasha
town from Olkaria when the accident
occurred.
He said that the bus developed a
mechanical breakdown and the driver lost
control before landing into a ditch.
“The accident happened so fast and many
of the workers had not fastened their
seat belts and were thrown out of the
bus,” he said.
A senior police officer who declined to be
named said that the injured were rushed
to Naivasha district hospital.
He termed the accident as self-involving
adding that the bus was in high speed
when the incident occurred.
“Over 30 people have been taken to
Naivasha district hospital while the
mangled wreck has been towed to
Kongoni police station,” said the officer.
Meanwhile residents of Kabati estate
woke up to a rude shock to find the body
of a middle-aged man dumped by the
roadside.
The smartly dressed man was found lying
near Guest Inn hotel and there were fears
he could have been murdered elsewhere
and the body dumped there.
According to a witness Jane Nyokabi
motorcycle operators found the man lying
by the roadside along Kenyatta Avenue.
“It seems like he was hit on the head
using a blunt object and no one has
identified him yet,” she said.
Police later collected the body and took it
to Naivasha district hospital mortuary as
investigations into the incident started.
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