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15.05.2024 - 10:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A former NHS nurse dialled 999 and warned she would kill her next-door neighbour after the two pensioners fell out over a delivery driver. Yvonne Finlayson, 74, spent a night in a cell after telling police she would kill 72-year-old Christine Blower.
Wigan Magistrates Court heard how Finlayson, from Atherton, told a call handler she was 'going to kill her, the f****** c***' before hanging up. The police operator called her back and Finlayson continued: "I do not f****** care, I will f****** kill that c*** next door. I will really do that."
The warning prompted Greater Manchester Police to turn up at Finlayson's home and arrest her. She spent a night in a cell, which was described by a magistrate as 'punishment in itself'.
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The court heard how police enquiries revealed the two pensioners had been feuding after Miss Blower befriended a local delivery driver known only as 'Gaz'. Finlayson had accused Miss Blower and Gaz of stealing money from her.
On the day of the incident Miss Blower posted a Facebook message about Finlayson, saying: ''My next neighbour has harmed my dog with a knife please help me she is evil.'' Nick Smart, prosecuting, told the court that the GMP call operator phoned Finlayson back as 'normal procedure' before asking for her address.
He added: "She gave her address and said, ‘I tell you now, I am going to f****** kill her. She is nothing but a f****** c***'. Clearly the police were called as a response to that and the call back. Officers were dispatched to the local area and the lady concerned. She was arrested and taken to the local police station.
''She confirmed she used to be friends with Miss
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