This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/6408991.stm
The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Previous version
1
Next version
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Hecklers urge on car park jumper | Hecklers urge on car park jumper |
(about 16 hours later) | |
Police have condemned hecklers who urged a man to "get on with it" as he threatened to jump off the top of a multi-storey car park. | Police have condemned hecklers who urged a man to "get on with it" as he threatened to jump off the top of a multi-storey car park. |
A crowd gathered as the 21-year-old was perched on the eight-storey building in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, while officers tried to calm him down. | |
But some onlookers started shouting at the man, urging him to jump. | But some onlookers started shouting at the man, urging him to jump. |
Trained negotiators later arrived at the scene near the town centre and persuaded the man to come down. | Trained negotiators later arrived at the scene near the town centre and persuaded the man to come down. |
'Incredibly frustrating' | 'Incredibly frustrating' |
He was later reunited with his family and given counselling. | He was later reunited with his family and given counselling. |
What would these people have thought if it was one of their relatives up there? Pc Mark Dyson | What would these people have thought if it was one of their relatives up there? Pc Mark Dyson |
South Yorkshire Police said about 50 people had gathered at the scene in John Street on 22 February and about half a dozen started telling the man to jump. | South Yorkshire Police said about 50 people had gathered at the scene in John Street on 22 February and about half a dozen started telling the man to jump. |
Pc Mark Dyson, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "It was incredibly frustrating to see this happening when we were just trying to help the guy. | Pc Mark Dyson, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "It was incredibly frustrating to see this happening when we were just trying to help the guy. |
"It might have been a bit easier to understand if it was teenagers messing about but these were adults shouting things like 'jump' and 'get on with it'. | "It might have been a bit easier to understand if it was teenagers messing about but these were adults shouting things like 'jump' and 'get on with it'. |
"When you've also got people shouting things like this out of vans driving past it's terrible really. | "When you've also got people shouting things like this out of vans driving past it's terrible really. |
"What would these people have thought if it was one of their relatives up there?" | "What would these people have thought if it was one of their relatives up there?" |
Previous version
1
Next version