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DHL probe furious mum's claims driver had poo next to home

DHL has pledged to investigate

A delivery firm is investigating a claim that one of its drivers was caught having a poo outside a house in the Midlands.

Courier firm DHL said while it has not yet established that one of its drivers was involved, it is investigating as "a matter of priority".

It comes after a woman named Nadine told BBC Radio Nottingham that she had arrived home from work last Tuesday afternoon, and heard a strange noise as she opened her door.

She said she looked down the side alley next to her house in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, to see a white male with a red and yellow DHL t-shirt on.

He had his boxer shorts down and was wiping his bottom on her fence post, she said. He then pulled his pants up as he ran past her, and went to a van parked nearby.

She said she had to go to her childminder to pick her son up, but when she returned home she had a look and saw faeces in the alleyway. Her husband dealt with it later and also took a photo of it. She now says she wants an apology from the firm. A spokesperson for DHL said today:"Based on the information provided we are yet to ascertain if the individual in question is a DHL employee.

"However, we are investigating this as a matter of priority as this is clearly unacceptable."

Ask yourselves, Why would a driver not have time to find a toilet? Would it be anything to do with the workload placed on him? Two months down the line from the original story I cannot see an update anywhere.