Two staff at a security company have been fired for placing an electronic tag on an offender's false leg:
The pair were fooled by Christopher Lowcock, 29, who wrapped the prosthetic limb in a bandage when G4S set up the system at his Rochdale home.
He was then able to remove the limb and break a curfew imposed for offences involving drugs, driving and a weapon.
G4S sacked the pair for committing a serious disciplinary offence, it said.
In a statement the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said procedures "were clearly not followed in this case and G4S have taken action against the staff involved".
"Two thousand offenders are tagged every week and incidents like this are very rare," a spokesman added….
A spokeswoman for the company said it placed electronic tags on "70,000 subjects a year on behalf of the Ministry of Justice".
"Given the critical nature of this service we have very strict procedures in place which all of our staff must follow.
"In this individual's case two employees failed to adhere to the correct procedures when installing the tag. Had they done so, they would have identified his prosthetic leg."
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