Taxi Driver Online

Birmingham Post

January 26, 2008, Saturday

False limb stash found in cellar

A hoard of false legs found stashed under the floorboards of a retired taxi driver's home were yesterday on their way to help earthquake victims in Pakistan.

Mike Sutton, 65, and his wife Teresa, 66, were stunned to find more than 100 artificial limbs and around 100 crutches and walking frames stashed in the cellar of their new home in Bridport, Dorset.

A plumber made the discovery while he was repairing the bungalow's central heating last August.

"My wife was quite amazed when the plumber went down, pulled one of the legs out from this hatch and told her there were hundreds more.

"We didn't even know we had a cellar, let alone what was in it.

"We wondered what to do with them but we are absolutely delighted they are going to be put to some good use and are not just thrown away."

Zafar Khan, chairman of the Limbless Association, said: "They are rather old but some of the fittings and parts can be recycled and used in Pakistan."
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