The world’s worst thief? He breaks into a house, finds an interesting book, gets distracted by his reading, and the police arrive to arrest him.

In the Roman neighborhood of Prati (Italy), an unusual scene spread around the world and made many Internet users laugh. According to various Italian sources such as Renews, a thief, apparently not very skilled in his trade, acted in an episode worthy of a comic script when, instead of focusing on his objective, he got distracted by looking at an interesting book and ended up being arrested.

The 38-year-old Italian man had sneaked into an apartment building by scaling a balcony, seemingly attempting a robbery. However, his plans were unexpectedly derailed when he discovered the essay upon entering a room Glee de alle sei. The illumination of the time of aperitivo (

Gods at six o’clock. The Iliad at cocktail hourL), written by Giovanni Nucci. The media mentioned above have interviewed the author to address this surreal episode.

What is the book about? The work, which explores Greek mythology, captured the intruder’s attention to such an extent that he decided to stay on the owner’s bed and read quietly.

excessive relaxation

Master of the houseWhile the thief was busy reading, the owner of the house, a 71-year-old man, heard strange noises in his bedroom. As he approached, what he found was something unreal: a stranger was lying on his bed, immersed in the pages of a book. Without wasting time, the owner called the police, who immediately arrived at the scene.

put your hands in the flour. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the burglar still focused on his reading, with a bag full of designer clothes next to him, which had possibly been stolen from another house that same night. The man was taken into custody without resistance and claimed in his defense that he had no intention of stealing and had simply entered the house to rest after a fall.

The incident has generated many laughs and comments on social networks, where the thief has been dubbed ‘the worst thief in the world’.

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