After injuring his hand while allegedly breaking into a shop, a sweet-toothed thief from Ozzie has been apprehended by police at the hospital.
In Perth, the teenager reportedly attempted to steal lollies, breaking into a store with two accomplices.
However, things went awry when the 16-year-old attempted to leap over the front counter, accidentally impaling his hand on a receipt spike located near the register.
Despite his injury, the trio managed to fill their pockets with sweets and transported the injured thief to the hospital.
After he received x-rays at a local hospital, the authorities caught up with the offenders when police inquired whether any patients with injuries had arrived.
Once provided with the information from hospital staff, the 16-year-old boy and his accomplices, aged 16 and 18, were arrested and taken to the Midland police station.
Police spokesman Sergeant Gerry Cassidy informed reporters, “One of the offenders, a 16-year-old boy, has impaled his left hand on the spike which has gone all the way through his hand and out the other side.”
The trio now faces charges of aggravated burglary.
