In a hilarious and “literary” twist, a thief in Rome was caught after changing into distracted by a e book of Greek mythology and studying it in the course of a theft, Italian media reported on Sunday.
The careless burglar entered an house by means of the balcony within the Prati neighborhood of the capital, however was careless when he got here throughout a e book about Homer’s Iliad on the bedside desk.
Curiously, the person was caught off guard by the 71-year-old home-owner whereas he was deeply engrossed within the mythology e book.
The thief’s curiosity within the e book has attracted consideration, together with from the writer, Giovanni Nucci, who advised native media in Italy that he needs to ship the person a duplicate of the e book so he can fortunately end studying it.
Nucci mentioned The Messenger that the e book, “The Gods at Six O’Clock” is “unbelievable” and he wish to “discover the particular person caught red-handed and provides him the e book as a result of he may have been arrested in the course of studying it. I want he might end it.”
Based on studies, the alleged thief tried to flee after being caught by the home-owner on the identical balcony he had entered by means of, however was later arrested.
The person additionally reportedly advised police that he entered the constructing through the balcony to go to an acquaintance, however entered what he claims he thought was a retailer and was drawn in by the e book on the shelf.
“I assumed I had ended up in a B&B, noticed the e book and began studying it,” mentioned the e book fanatic and thief, quoted by BBC.
Regardless of the absurdity of the scenario, Nucci discovered a humorous angle to the incident by saying that his favourite god was Hermes, often known as the “god of thieves” and in addition referred to as the “god of literature,” jokingly including that “It’s clear: the whole lot suits collectively.”
