British police solve Google Street View ‘axe murder’

A man with a pick axe stands over a lifeless body on the street, all captured on camera by Google’s Street View. This was the horrific scene that had the internet abuzz last month. Police in Leith, Edinburgh conducted an investigation and found out that the whole think was a prank. Two mechanics, who saw the Google car approaching, decided to stage a fake attack as a joke. “It was in the spur of the moment,” said Dan Thompson, 56, the manager of the car repair shop. The pair forgot all about the joke until the photos were uploaded on Google.

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