A SHORTSIGHTED mum got a shock when she tried to glue a dead fly to her eye after mistaking it for her false lash.

The error came to light in a Tweet from the woman's daughter, Molly.

Molly, who Tweets under @MCreativeCakes, wrote: "Text from mum - having trouble sticking lashes on without her glasses...turns out she was trying to glue a dead fly to her eyelid. I'm out."

She also Tweeted the picture below.

The Northern Echo: