2005News

Thief dies trying to escape

An alleged thief died when he jumped over the fence of a building site on Tiradentes Avenue and Fantino Falco street. Diario Libre reports that the man had mugged a bank employee, striking her and taking her purse, and was being chased by a group of people when he ran off. When he found himself cornered, he jumped over the fence of the construction site and fell on three iron rods, dying almost instantly. The corpse remained on Tiradentes Avenue from noon until after 3:00pm, waiting for a forensic doctor.