Rooftop siege suspect gets a sandwich and a hoodie

With police waiting below to question him about allegations of threatening his ex-girlfriend with a knife it seemed the game was up.

But far from it. While Ross Grant hurled roof tiles and abuse from his lofty perch, the police were seemingly more concerned with his wellbeing.

The three-day attempt to coax him down, was punctuated with deliveries of Coke bottles, sandwiches and even a cosy red hoody to keep him warm.

Astonished onlookers, in Melksham, Wiltshire, were told police had to protect the suspected criminal's "human rights", claiming they had a "duty of care" to look after Grant, 32.