Thief tried to sell ring back to his victim

A thief who stole an £8,000 diamond ring was caught red-handed an hour later when he tried to sell it back to the same jeweller.

The thief snatched the two-carat ring from DD Jewellers in Birmingham when he posed as a rich customer.

An hour later, having changed into a tracksuit and baseball cap, he walked into the shop's sister store nearby and tried to sell the ring to staff, who called the police.

Kiran Dunga, 46, who owns the shops, said: "Our staff had been notified of the robbery. It was a distinctive piece and one of our staff noticed it. Our staff told him to wait around as they had to clean the ring, but they were really calling the police."