Ananova, UK
July 30 2004
Shoplifter wants hands cut off as punishment
An Armenian caught shoplifting bottles of whiskey in a Belgian shop,
asked the judge if he could have his hands cut off as punishment.
The 20-year-old had been caught on camera taking three bottles from
the shop in Dessel.
The man told his solicitor he was prepared to lose his hands as a
penalty for shoplifting. The solicitor said: "I told him in Belgium
we don't do such things."
The man had originally denied the shoplifting charge, says Het
Nieuwsblad
July 30 2004
Shoplifter wants hands cut off as punishment
An Armenian caught shoplifting bottles of whiskey in a Belgian shop,
asked the judge if he could have his hands cut off as punishment.
The 20-year-old had been caught on camera taking three bottles from
the shop in Dessel.
The man told his solicitor he was prepared to lose his hands as a
penalty for shoplifting. The solicitor said: "I told him in Belgium
we don't do such things."
The man had originally denied the shoplifting charge, says Het
Nieuwsblad