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Funeral home burglar plays dead

from metro co uk

A burglar who broke into a funeral home in Spain tried to fool police by playing dead - but he was caught due to a couple of flaws in his otherwise brilliant plan.

First, he wore grungy clothes rather than the Sunday best of those dressed for eternal rest. Second, and perhaps more importantly, he was breathing.

Police and the Crespo Funeral Home said Wednesday they have no idea what the 23-year-old Spanish man was trying to steal in the break-in March 17 in Burjassot, a small town just outside Valencia.

Neighbors alerted police when they heard the front door of the business being forced open in the middle of the night.

Police officers arrived with the owner, and eventually found the suspect lying on a table in a glassed-in chamber used for viewings of deceased people during wakes, a local police official said from Burjassot.

'The custom here is for dead people to be dressed in suits, in nice clothes that look presentable. This guy was in everyday clothes that were wrinkled and dirty,' the police official said.

'He was trying to fake being dead, but he was breathing,' she added.

The suspect's name was not released, but police said he had served jail time in the past for robbery.

The funeral home said it was mystified as to what the man wanted, as there were no valuables or cash in the funeral parlor.
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