A postman who left a vulnerable pensioner lying in the freezing snow because he was 'too knackered' has been sacked by the Royal Mail.
Thomas McCafferty ignored Patricia Stewart's pleas for help after she fell over on the steps of her home in Falkirk last February.
Shocking footage shows the postie telling the old woman that he was too tired to help her. Read more: When Patricia, 72, asked the postman for help, he said: "I can’t help pal, I’m knackered.
Absolutely knackered.” He left without even calling for help. Patricia suffers from a bone disease and can be clearly heard groaning in pain while asking the postman for help.
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