A temporary council worker has been sacked after he sent out a waste permit authorising a Workington man to dump his grandmother’s dismembered body parts.
Single dad-of-two Dave Straughton, 42, was horrified to receive the permit from Cumbria County Council. He applied for the permit over the phone and was asked to state what he wanted to get rid of.
Mr Straughton said he became so incensed by incessant questions from the council worker about the exact nature of his waste, that he asked if they would accept his grandmother’s dismembered body parts in black bin bags.
He said: “Amazingly, the council officer asked if that was what I was taking, replied okay and put the phone down.”
The permit, which arrived several days later, said: “The following waste can be disposed: Guitar, Organ, Grandma’s dismembered body parts in bin bags.”
Cumbria County Council has confirmed that the person who dealt with the permit has had their temporary contract terminated. Mr Straughton’s grandmothers are both dead.
No comments:
Post a Comment