Terrified neighbours phoned the police after hearing a woman screaming hysterically and a man yelling “I’m going to kill you”. But when officers arrived at the address they discovered the flat's sole occupant had been trying to catch a spider. The shamefaced man admitted he had been shouting death threats at the arachnid and had been the person behind the high pitched screaming.
The police spokesman said it turned out the man had been chasing a large spider around his house with a can of insect spray. A spokesman said "After a very long pause, some laughter and a quick look in the unit to make sure there was no injured party (apart from the spider) we left."
It is not the first time a spider has led to a police call out.
