Police in Poland say an alleged thief tried to dispose of incriminating evidence - by eating the proceeds of his crimes.
A police surgeon was called after suspected burglar Dariusz Piotrowski complained of stomach pains after being taken into custody.
The medic was baffled as to the cause of the discomfort after a preliminary examination so arranged for the man to have an x-ray.
It was then he found to his amazement that Piotrowski's stomach was stuffed with stolen goods.
He had swallowed cigarette lighters, six watches, a fork, a spoon, nail clippers and a pen.
The case has become a textbook example of unusual medical cases for the Polish Anaesthetics' Society which placed details of the human dustbin on its Facebook page.
"The patient ate them," said a caption alongside the objects. "The patient was referred by the court to undergo psychiatric treatment after it was proved the swallowed watches were stolen."
Police confirmed that Piotrowski, 39, had been arrested in Warsaw and taken to the cells as he fled a house burglary.
A police spokesman said: "Officers lost sight of him briefly after chasing him, but then found him hiding in the bushes of a garden of a nearby house.
"It was while he was crouched down in the shrubbery that he probably took the opportunity to try to mask his crime by eating the objects he had stolen."
It took surgeons several hours to remove the plundered goods.
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Unbelievable he could swallow all of that.
