Synopsis

Polly and Gary responded to a burglary at a Parkmead Estate flat, where the wife sustained injuries and was transported to St Hughes Hospital. The husband returned home to find the intruder still inside. At the hospital, Polly spoke with him, and he was visibly distraught. He recounted the events leading up to his confrontation with the burglar in the kitchen, detailing how he had severed three of the intruder's fingers. These were subsequently placed in a jar of gherkins. Alan Woods attempted t