Shocked mum finds beetle in her food shopping delivery (From Basildon Recorder)
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Shocked mum finds beetle in her food shopping delivery
9:00pm Thursday 4th October 2012 in News
Kelly Keeling, 35, found an insect believed to be a devil's coachhorse beetle in her Asda shopping.
A MOTHER was given a shock when a scorpian-like beetle was found in her food shopping.
Kelly Keeling, 32, of Southview Road, Vange, was unpacking her Asda groceries when the insect crawled out of a carrier bag.
At first she thought it was a scorpion, but is believed to be a devil’s coachhorse beetle- which can give a painful nip due to their pincer-like jaws.
Mrs Keeling said: “When I saw that there was something in the bag I assumed it must have been a spider. They really don’t bother me at all so I just tipped the bag over but then out crawled this thing which I was convinced looked like a baby scorpion. It’s tail was moving up and down and it didn’t look like anything I had seen in this country before. I was so frightened.
“My little boy is autistic and was helping me with the shopping but luckily he was unpacking a different bag. When he saw the insect he just starting screaming.”
It is not known how the insect got into Miss Keeling’s shopping, which was delivered from the Asda store in Miles Gray Road, Basildon, at 9.20am Tuesday.
The supermarket has since replaced all chilled items from the delivery and are currently investigating the incident.
Comments(20)
bignosechaff
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9:11pm Thu 4 Oct 12
boom
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9:46pm Thu 4 Oct 12
JH_123
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9:52pm Thu 4 Oct 12
boom wrote:Who cares? It's irrelevant to the story...
Wonder where Mr Keeling was ?
DogsMessInLeigh
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10:09pm Thu 4 Oct 12
j-w
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10:32pm Thu 4 Oct 12
I had a massive spider run across my lounge, curiously I also had some shopping delivered by Asda earlier this week, do I get some free biscuits?
emcee
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10:37pm Thu 4 Oct 12
I really do not know why on earth I bother with this website? Stories are becoming more ridiculous by the day. The reason I stopped buying the physical paper was because all it contained was adverts and dire journalism and editing but I am now beginning to question whether free access to this site is even worth my time.
muffindamule
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10:38pm Thu 4 Oct 12
JH_123 wrote:Yes but he does make exceedingly good cakes.
boom wrote:Who cares? It's irrelevant to the story...
Wonder where Mr Keeling was ?
beyond the valley of the asbos
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11:23pm Thu 4 Oct 12
muffindamule wrote:where's the thumbs up when you need it?
JH_123 wrote:Yes but he does make exceedingly good cakes.
boom wrote:Who cares? It's irrelevant to the story...
Wonder where Mr Keeling was ?
Brunning999
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5:46am Fri 5 Oct 12
When caught did she enjoy the music?
Eric the Red
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6:28am Fri 5 Oct 12
leighman
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7:05am Fri 5 Oct 12
SpaffSpiff84
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7:45am Fri 5 Oct 12
Basildon.lad.21
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8:00am Fri 5 Oct 12
JH_123 wrote:Probably in prison
boom wrote:Who cares? It's irrelevant to the story...
Wonder where Mr Keeling was ?
fatboy1842
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2:01pm Fri 5 Oct 12
Soouthchurch59
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4:26pm Fri 5 Oct 12
Yet, in a Supermarket car park in Germany. She'd be more likely to find, - food shopping in a Beetle!
Eric Whim
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4:36pm Fri 5 Oct 12
Where's the regulation 'glum faced' Echo photo?
Get a flaing grip woman, it's a tiny insect.
Alec Cikes
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8:58pm Fri 5 Oct 12
DogsMessInLeigh
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11:52am Sat 6 Oct 12
Nebs
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11:38pm Sat 6 Oct 12
DogsMessInLeigh wrote:In Mondays paper we get to read the beetles side of the story.
any updates on this one yet..?
beyond the valley of the asbos says...
9:11pm Thu 4 Oct 12