Great-great-grandmother, 92, asked to be arrested after 'a life of being good'

A 92-year-old great-great-grandmother was arrested by police at her own request because she "wanted to know what it was like to be naughty".

Josie Birds, from north Manchester, requested to be taken into custody by officers as she said she had been good all her life.

The experience was organised by a family friend and two off-duty officers came to her house on Saturday afternoon. Her granddaughter Pam Smith said:

Greater Manchester Police responded to Ms Smith on Twitter and said:

Ms Birds, who has six daughters, 20 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, worked at Avro Energy, where she met her husband Alf.

After she retired she worked in a local shop for a number of years.

Ms Smith said: