Body of evidence – armed police swoop in wedding dress gaffe

POLICE: Street put on lockdown after women carry gown wrapped in duvet

A Fife groom almost saw his bride nicked rather than hitched when the wedding dress she had wrapped in a duvet was mistaken for a body bag.

Armed police swooped after a member of the public mistook Jordan Jack’s fiancée’s wedding dress for a dead body and dialled 999.

Beth Jack, now honeymooning with Jordan in Tanzania, had wrapped her gown with an extra layer of protection before she and her chief bridesmaid carried it out to the boot of her car of the eve of the big day.

Jordan, 28, originally from Dunfermline, later received a call from police to tell him that specialist firearms officers had raided a property next door to gain access to the couple’s home in Swindon.

His mother, Anita, told The Courier: “Jordan is ex-military and took a call which he thought was his military friends pulling a fast one. The police told him his street was in lockdown.

“He told them they had got it all wrong and that it was his bride with her wedding dress. I think they were a bit gobsmacked.

“Beth is petite and I don’t know how anyone could think these two girls were carrying a body!”

When police realised it was a false alarm the emergency response was quickly stood down and Jordan and Beth, 26, were free to wed as planned in Didcot on Saturday.

The drama caused some mirth among guests and has left the newlyweds with a tale to tell for years to come.

Anita said: “As a family, we are laughing about it, saying to Jordan he had better watch his back and asking Beth where she has hidden the body!

“You just couldn’t make it up.” A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: “We were called just after 5pm on July 27 to an initial report from a passer-by that two women had been seen loading what was believed to be a body into the boot of a vehicle in Queen Elizabeth Drive.

“Our inquiries established that the women were, in fact, loading a wedding dress into the vehicle.

“No arrests were made and no crimes committed.”

“Beth is petite and I don’t know how anyone could think these two girls were carrying a body

Happy couple: Jordan and Beth were able to enjoy their big day once the confusion was cleared up.