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| Australian man screaming at spider 'why don't you die?' triggers full police response | Australian man screaming at spider 'why don't you die?' triggers full police response |
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| Police in Western Australia have confirmed they sent multiple officers to an emergency call that turned out to be a screaming man with a “serious fear” of spiders. | Police in Western Australia have confirmed they sent multiple officers to an emergency call that turned out to be a screaming man with a “serious fear” of spiders. |
| A concerned passerby was walking outside a house in suburban Perth when they heard a toddler screaming and a man repeatedly shouting “Why don’t you die?” | A concerned passerby was walking outside a house in suburban Perth when they heard a toddler screaming and a man repeatedly shouting “Why don’t you die?” |
| After they called triple zero, officers arrived to find a man “trying to kill a spider”, who apologised for having an extreme fear of the arachnid. | After they called triple zero, officers arrived to find a man “trying to kill a spider”, who apologised for having an extreme fear of the arachnid. |
| In Australia: giant spider carrying a mouse is horrifying and impressive | In Australia: giant spider carrying a mouse is horrifying and impressive |
| The Wanneroo police Twitter account posted a screenshot of the police log of the incident on Wednesday morning. | The Wanneroo police Twitter account posted a screenshot of the police log of the incident on Wednesday morning. |
| “Caller walked past the AA and heard a male screaming out ‘Why don’t you die’ – repeatedly,” the log read. “The toddler inside was screaming … caller doesn’t know them, but has seen them a few times when walking”. | “Caller walked past the AA and heard a male screaming out ‘Why don’t you die’ – repeatedly,” the log read. “The toddler inside was screaming … caller doesn’t know them, but has seen them a few times when walking”. |
| Twenty minutes later, officers on the scene provided an update. | Twenty minutes later, officers on the scene provided an update. |
| “Police spoke with all parties who advised that husband had only been trying to kill a spider (has serious fear of spiders). Apologised for inconvenience to police. | “Police spoke with all parties who advised that husband had only been trying to kill a spider (has serious fear of spiders). Apologised for inconvenience to police. |
| “No injuries sighted (except to spider). No further police involvement required”. | “No injuries sighted (except to spider). No further police involvement required”. |
| An officer at Wanneroo police station confirmed to Guardian Australia that the incident occurred, but declined to provide further comment. | An officer at Wanneroo police station confirmed to Guardian Australia that the incident occurred, but declined to provide further comment. |
| The Wanneroo police account had tweeted the screenshot on Wednesday morning, but it was later deleted. | The Wanneroo police account had tweeted the screenshot on Wednesday morning, but it was later deleted. |
| Police rush in after man heard screaming 'I'm going to kill you'; discover noise caused by him attacking spider | Police rush in after man heard screaming 'I'm going to kill you'; discover noise caused by him attacking spider |
| A spokesman for WA police said the post had only been deleted because it included the screenshot of police communications. He said the account should have been transcribed in a separate post. | A spokesman for WA police said the post had only been deleted because it included the screenshot of police communications. He said the account should have been transcribed in a separate post. |
| “There’s nothing actually wrong with the contents of it,” he said. “There were just some typos in it, things like that.” | “There’s nothing actually wrong with the contents of it,” he said. “There were just some typos in it, things like that.” |
| In 2015, a similar incident occurred in Sydney when police attended a house to find a “quite embarrassed” man throwing furniture at a spider, alone. | In 2015, a similar incident occurred in Sydney when police attended a house to find a “quite embarrassed” man throwing furniture at a spider, alone. |
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