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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Amy Walker & Patrick Edrich

Man climbed the Shard before telling police 'I'll come down after taking a selfie'

A free-climber scaled the Shard before telling police officers he would "come down in two minutes after taking a selfie".

Adam Lockwood, 21, caused mass chaos around London as emergency services declared a "critical incident" when he was climbing the 1,016 foot building. Services including British Transport Police and the fire service were called to Southwark, while London Bridge train station was forced to close a number of platforms.

Two officers filmed the Wigan man from another building while other officers gained access to the building to bring him down. Manchester Crown Court heard that Lockwood told them he would come down in two minutes after he finished taking a photo.

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