Grandmother-of-two Shirley McNally, 82, with the machete A nan was left stunned when she found a 12-inch Rambo machete in a sofa she had bought on Facebook marketplace. Grandmother-of-two Shirley McNally, 82, bought the suite from someone locally for £180 after seeing it advertised on Facebook in March 2020. She enjoyed the soaf for a year before deciding to sell it after grandson Keenan McNally, 33, admitted he thought the pattern was disgusting . But as Shirley was giving the sofa a clean before it was due to be collected, she was shocked to find the huge knife under one of the cushions. Unsure of what to do with the weapon, Shirley called Essex Police - who instructed her to bring it into the police station.
Grandmother-of-two Shirley McNally, 82, with the machete A nan was left stunned when she found a 12-inch Rambo machete in a sofa she had bought on Facebook marketplace. Grandmother-of-two Shirley McNally, 82, bought the suite from someone locally for £180 after seeing it advertised on Facebook in March 2020. She enjoyed the soaf for a year before deciding to sell it after grandson Keenan McNally, 33, admitted he thought the pattern was disgusting . But as Shirley was giving the sofa a clean before it was due to be collected, she was shocked to find the huge knife under one of the cushions. Unsure of what to do with the weapon, Shirley called Essex Police - who instructed her to bring it into the police station.
By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex
Harlow grandmother-of-two Shirley found a 12-inch machete in a sofa purchased on Facebook Marketplace. Photo: SWNS A woman was stunned when she found a 12-inch Rambo machete in a sofa she bought on Facebook marketplace. Harlow grandmother-of-two Shirley McNally, 82, bought the suite from someone locally for £180 after seeing it advertised on Facebook in March 2020. She enjoyed her new couch for a year before grandson Keenan McNally, 33, admitted he thought the pattern was ‘disgusting’ - so she decided to sell it. Shirley gave the sofa a ‘quick Febreze and a hoover’ before it was due to be collected, but was shocked to find the huge knife under one of the cushions.