‘PREGNANT’ QUEEN FOUND HIDING IN FARM BUILDING
Colin Braithwaite, who escaped from a secure ward at The Firs on November 4, has been recaptured. He was discovered by police yesterday afternoon, hiding in a hay loft at Rayling’s Farm, Swansdike.
DS Geoff Bunton, who led the team which recaptured Braithwaite, said: “We received a tip-off from a member of the public to the effect that a man had been seen loitering around one of the farm's outbuildings. We acted immediately.
“Upon entering the loft, we spotted a figure reclining near the back of the building. He was clothed in a long, white robe, stained with what appeared to be some kind of liquid. We had no difficulty in identifying the man as Braithwaite.
“He was wedged half-upright between two hay bales, with his hands clasped beneath his stomach. He was muttering to himself and groaning loudly. There was a half-eaten sandwich and a can of fizzy drink by his head.
“When we asked him if he was in pain, he replied that we should fetch the King's physician, as this time it was certain to be a boy.
"He added: ‘As I am Anne, beloved wife to our sovereign liege Henry, I order you make haste. I’ll see you lose your head if you don’t obey me this instant!’ He then started groaning again.”
Braithwaite offered no further resistance and was returned to his ward in a police car. After a medical examination, he was pronounced fit and healthy and then given a supper of toast and fish paste.
“Colin seems to have suffered no ill effects from his fortnight on the outside,” said Rosemary Johnstone, deputy director of The Firs, “and the birth pains he was complaining of turned out to be a false alarm.
“His waters hadn’t actually burst. He’d just spilt some Tizer down himself, that’s all.”
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