Thief Blames Kleptomania On 1970 Fall

Saturday, 29th June 2019 at 7:59pm

The Mirror reports that Britain’s most prolific shoplifter – with 546 offences – has escaped jail by claiming that a fall he had in 1970 is to blame for his 49 years of thieving.

Harry Hankinson fell from a hotel balcony whilst watching Alf Ramsey’s team on TV during the tournament in Mexico.

Hankinson claims he banged his head in the tumble which caused a ‘change in his personality’ and turned him into a kleptomaniac with an ‘uncontrollable’ urge to steal.

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