He was arrested after two plainclothes officers came to his home in response to reports of a disturbance in Potton, Bedfordshire, at around 5am. The elderly man was taken into custody and was left with bruises and bloody wounds to his wrists and hands. Image: Images shared by his granddaughter showed him bloodied and bruised. Photo: Kayla/Twitter His granddaughter, Kayla, tweeted about her grandfather’s arrest, sharing photos showing him with bruised and cut hands and a blood-stained vest. Along with the graphic images, she wrote: “My 81 year old grandfather was arrested because @BedsPolice got the wrong address at 3am. “He was terrified, sick and it took 10 cops/6 vehicles to arrest him. Maybe his heart attack gave him superpowers? He’s in the cells, confused and bruised trying to defend himself.” Bedfordshire Police also tweeted about the incident. In a series of messages, they said two uniformed officers had initially approached the wrong address when they responded to reports of a disturbance. They said officers had moved away from the house but were then approached in the street by a resident “holding a wooden tool”. Bedfordshire Police said the two officers then called for back-up, but before other units arrived “a struggle ensued where one of our officers attempted to take the wooden tool from the resident, during which she injured her face.” . Image: It is not clear if the “wooden tool” referred to by police is his cane. Photo: Kayla/Twitter They said the man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker and was taken into custody for a “short period”. He has since been released under investigation. It is not clear if the “wooden tool” described is the cane used by the 81-year-old. Detective Chief Constable Julie Henderson from Bedfordshire Police said: “We understand the concerns about this incident and are carrying out our own internal review. “We have also voluntarily referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for full transparency and openness and to ascertain if there is any learning to be done. “In the coming days the well-being of all involved will be our primary concern.”
