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Someone demonstrating how to safely use a letterbox without getting stuck David Jones/PA
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Man with arm stuck in letterbox arrested in Northern Ireland
Fire crews had to remove the letterbox from the door to free the 17-year-old, who is being questioned on suspicion of attempted burglary.
A TEENAGER HAS been arrested after police found him with his arm stuck in the letterbox of a house in Antrim in the early hours of this morning.
The 17-year-old had to be freed by crews from the Northern Ireland fire service who removed the letterbox from the door.
The teenager was taken to a police station in Lisburn where the letterbox was removed from his arm.
He had been spotted by police patrol just after 4 o’clock this morning in Dunmurry.
He is still in custody as of this afternoon where he is being questioned on suspicion of attempted burglary and a number of other offences.
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