‘Why don’t you die?’: Australian man tries to kill spider, prompting full police response
- Concerned passer-by was walking past a house in Perth when they heard a toddler screaming and a man repeatedly shouting ‘Why don’t you die?’
- Officers arrived to find a man ‘trying to kill a spider’ – he apologised for having an extreme fear of the arachnid
Police in Western Australia have confirmed they sent multiple officers to an emergency call that turned out to be a screaming man with a “serious fear” of spiders.
A concerned passer-by was walking outside a house in suburban Perth when they heard a toddler screaming and a man repeatedly shouting “Why don’t you die?”
After they called triple zero, officers arrived to find a man “trying to kill a spider”, who apologised for having an extreme fear of the arachnid.
The Wanneroo police Twitter account posted a screenshot of the police log of the incident on Wednesday morning.
“Caller walked past the AA and heard a male screaming out ‘Why don’t you die’ – repeatedly,” the log read. “The toddler inside was screaming … caller doesn’t know them, but has seen them a few times when walking”.
Twenty minutes later, officers on the scene provided an update.