The hapless criminal was fleeing Michigan superstore Meiher Inc. with £150 worth of knives stuck in his waistband when he was confronted by the store’s employees and a fight broke out.
A US thief who stole hunting knives stabbed himself in the abdomen after hiding them down his trousers.
The hapless criminal was fleeing Michigan superstore Meiher Inc. with £150 worth of knives stuck in his waistband when he was confronted by the store’s employees and a fight broke out.
But when the thief finally broke free he tripped over and stabbed himself in the stomach.
A witness said: “I saw a man laying down on the mat by the carts, a knife by him with blood on the full blade of the knife.
“Someone was holding him down so I just walked around him and left the store.”
The man, who has a criminal record, does not have life-threatening injuries, and is likely to face misdemeanour shoplifting charges.