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09-08-2007, 06:47 AM
Lost finger leads police to thief
Detectives traced a suspected thief after he left his severed finger at the crime scene.
The digit was found at a South Shields building site after workers reported the theft of a motorbike on Tuesday.
Officers then took the finger to South Tyneside Hospital, where they found a man waiting in the accident and emergency department without a finger.
It is believed the alleged thief ripped his finger off after becoming trapped under a crashed motorbike.
Insp Simon Charlton said: "I am sure it must be very painful for an offender to have ripped a finger from his hand, but it hasn't half left the police a good clue to go on."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/6937570.stm
Detectives traced a suspected thief after he left his severed finger at the crime scene.
The digit was found at a South Shields building site after workers reported the theft of a motorbike on Tuesday.
Officers then took the finger to South Tyneside Hospital, where they found a man waiting in the accident and emergency department without a finger.
It is believed the alleged thief ripped his finger off after becoming trapped under a crashed motorbike.
Insp Simon Charlton said: "I am sure it must be very painful for an offender to have ripped a finger from his hand, but it hasn't half left the police a good clue to go on."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/6937570.stm