Cops nab 12-year-olds for damaging wall with an apple!

Two brothers were nabbed by cops in the UK - for scraping an apple along a wall.

London, Sep 19 : Two brothers were nabbed by cops in the UK - for scraping an apple along a wall.

Curtis and Liam Francis, both aged 12, were dragged to the police station, where they had their mugshots, DNA and fingerprints taken.

They were grilled for more than an hour and given a formal reprimand for criminal damage.

The boys had picked up the fallen apple and used it to scrape ants off a neighbour's wall. They left a mark on the paint, so went home and admitted their mistake to mum Sasha, who in turn took them back to the neighbour's, offering to clean off the mark.

The homeowner pardoned the lads, but said he had to report it to police in case he needed to make an insurance claim.

But Sasha was taken aback when a uniformed PC came to arrest the boys in Gillingham, Dorset.

"The man who called police asked them not to press charges, but they went ahead anyway. I can't believe that it went so far. What a waste of taxpayers' money and police time - as soon as it rained the mark came off," The Sun quoted Sasha, as saying.

"My boys have never been in trouble, yet now their DNA and fingerprints are on record," she added.

However, Insp. Phil Cheverton, of Dorset Police, defended his charges, saying, "This was criminal damage to a rendered wall."

"Such behaviour is not acceptable and a reprimand is the lowest form of sanction available. Criminal damage is the main crime in this area and has a negative effect on the residents' quality of life," he added.

ANI