[Fwd: Robber returns to crime scene for job]

A man was arrested when he tried to get a job from the owners of the
house he had robbed earlier in East London, according to a report on
Tuesday.

The Nahoon Valley Place house owner told The Times newspaper the man
knocked on his front door asking for gardening work on Sunday morning.

"When I opened the door I was surprised because he was wearing our
clothing," the man, who did not want to be named, was quoted as saying.

The job seeker was wearing the owner's shoes, socks, belt, a pair of
trousers and *one of his fiancé's blouses*.

The couple was busy moving and had stored most of their clothing and
linen in a storeroom in the back garden. The owner said after the
robbery he immediately went to check the storeroom and saw it had been
looted, he told the newspaper.

"I could not believe the audacity of this guy. I detained him after that
and called the police, but they did not pitch for 45 minutes," the owner
was quoted as saying.

The man managed to escape but was later caught by a security guard. - Sapa