Chocolate Smearing Theif Caught

[matcom]

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HONG KONG -- There may be a burgeoning trend among thieves in Hong Kong. Call it smear-and-snatch.

In one case, a thief reportedly chewed up chocolate, spit it into his hand, then smeared it onto a businessman as a diversion so accomplices could steal the victim's money.

Freddy Horta Espitia, a 31-year-old Colombian, was caught and convicted after authorities matched his DNA with samples from the chocolate stains left on the man's clothing, the South China Morning Post reported.

In a similar case, a Mexican man was sentenced to 32 months in prison for stealing cash from a Hong Konger after spraying him with ketchup, the Post said.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2004/02/19/beware_of_the_chocolate_smearing_thief/

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