The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Man left hanging by foot in two-day factory ordeal
Casualty charged with break-in after emergency services free him from window
A 30-year-old man suffered a tortuous two-day ordeal after becoming stuck in a window while allegedly attempting to break in to a Tayside factory.
The man’s foot became trapped in the window, leaving him hanging for two nights until staff eventually discovered him and emergency service workers mounted a rescue.
The man, who is described as being in a stable condition in Ninewells Hospital, has been arrested and charged with attempted house breaking.
Friends and family had been searching for the man since his disappearance on Friday night and issued frantic appeals for help on social media.
He received serious injuries to his leg during the ordeal and was believed to have been in a very poor condition when emergency service workers eventually removed him from the building.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “We can confirm a 30-year-old man has been charged in connection with an attempted housebreaking at a factory on Marywell Brae in Kirriemuir.”
A 30-year-old man almost died after becoming trapped by the foot for two nights inside a Tayside factory.
Emergency service workers rescued the man from the window of the J&D Wilkie factory after staff became aware of an intruder inside the premises.
One worker said the man’s shoes had got stuck in the window, trapping him there from Friday night until Sunday evening.
Staff had initially heard “whimpering” on Saturday but had been unable to locate the source of the noise.
It was claimed a manager checked the area again on Sunday afternoon, discovering the man at around 6pm before contacting emergency services.
It is understood the man was in a very poor condition when discovered.
Friends and family had been searching for the man from his disappearance on Friday night and issued frantic appeals for help on social media.
Firefighters rescued him from the window before giving him oxygen therapy and passing him to ambulance staff.
Oxygen therapy is used when levels in the blood have become dangerously low.
The man was taken to Ninewells Hospital and treated for a serious leg injury. His condition was initially critical but is now believed to have stabilised.
Residents had become alarmed after police closed Marywell Brae, near the factory, as emergency service workers gathered at the scene.
It was not immediately clear what the rescued man was doing in the factory building or how he had become seriously hurt.
Police confirmed they had charged a man with attempted housebreaking.
A spokesman said: “Police Scotland can confirm a 30-year-old man has been charged in connection with an attempted housebreaking at a factory on Marywell Brae in Kirriemuir on Saturday November 23.
“A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”
Jean-christophe Granier, J&D Wilkie’s joint managing director, said he could not comment for legal reasons.
The textile firm has manufacturing facilities in Scotland, China and India and is one of the area’s main employers.
“A 30-yearold man has been charged in connection with an attempted housebreaking. POLICE SCOTLAND SPOKESMAN