FANSHAWE HOUSE CUFF RESCUE DRAMA
Firefighters were called to Fanshawe House in the early hours of Sunday morning after receiving a garbled 999 call informing them of someone trapped in handcuffs.
A Froghill Fire Service crew arrived at the House at about 12.30am to find the front door wide open and lights blazing inside.
Said firefighter Ted Denbigh: “We entered the House, calling out to see if anyone was at home. We heard a voice coming from the library.
“There we discovered Ms Emily Fanshawe, who was wearing a leather basque, pussycat ears and thigh-length boots, handcuffed to a chaise longue. She was giggling hysterically and repeating the words: ‘I’ve been a very naughty girl’. There was an empty brandy bottle and a tub of passion fruit yogurt on the table next to her.
"She didn’t seem to be in any discomfort nor did she seem to know what had happened or where the key was.”
It took crew members 40 minutes, using a pair of pliers and a screwdriver, to release the captive, who was none the worse for her experience and did not require medical attention.
Upon being asked to comment upon the events of the evening, Ms Fanshawe, 92, replied: “I’ve always believed that restraint is a virtue. It’s one of the things that make the British what they are.”
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