Image source, Daniel Fairbrother Image caption,

Police stopped Daniel as he ran past them lugging a fridge on his back.

Louise Parry

BBC News, Hertfordshire

Roberto Perrone

BBC News, Hertfordshire

Published

6 hours ago

A marathon trainee said police nearly mistook him for a thief after they saw him running with a fridge on his back.

Daniel Fairbrother was stopped by officers in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, while practising for the London Marathon, external.

He said the officers quickly realised he was not stealing anything and "it ended with them shaking my hand".

A Hertfordshire Constabulary spokesman said: “We would like to wish Daniel all the best with training for the marathon”.

Mr Fairbrother hopes carrying a fridge will help to raise £10,000 for Diabetes UK, external.

“It’s in support of my best mate Sam, who’s a Type 1 diabetic. I tried to undertake a challenge last year which didn’t go as planned, and I promised to come back bigger and stronger," he said.