Bag thief nearly lynched in Los Cristianos

[Janet]

A street thief had to be rescued by Arona Policía Local after almost being lynched by angry passers-by in central Los Cristianos around 10am yesterday morning. The 20 year old had just made off with a handbag snatched off a woman's shoulder when he was set upon by the public, and was in the middle of receiving quite a beating when police turned up. The handbag had been recovered and returned to the woman by that point, and the bruised and battered thief's day got worse as police carted him off to the cells at the southern Comisaría to await an appearance at the Courts. JA

[Nova]

Good on the passers-by    Let's hope that's one scumbag less to worry about.

[Michael]

I hope they take him to the police station with the slippery stairs. 

[Myrtle Hogan-Lance]

Fantastic!  Good to see there are still public spirited people about.

[Perikles]

Fantastic!  Good to see there are still public spirited people about.

Or maybe they were all fighting over who should finish up with the bag. Or her handbag. 

[Myrtle Hogan-Lance]