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The young chap was nabbed just as he sneaked into a private property to loot the properties. Unknown to him, the owners of the house had not gone too far and got back home just in time to see apprehend the thief.

The burglar made to swim in the muddy gutter

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According to an eyewitness, the thief who never expected that the house owners would surprise him was given immediate justice:

"This afternoon, I heard my landlord shouting thief! thief!! Hold him! The suspected thief ran out from my landlord's daughter's room and was nabbed by nearby people.

When questioned, he said he is a student and when asked the school he attends, he couldn't answer. Later, he said, he is into business.

He was beaten mercilessly and handed to the police after swimming in the gutters."

The burglar getting set to swim in the gutter

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