Burglar takes coffin break during break-in at undertakers

An amateurish burglar in Austria was arrested after downing a bottle of wine and falling asleep in a coffin.

The man, whose identity was withheld by police in Vienna, broke into an undertakers in Penzing district on Tuesday night.



Undertaker Heinrich Altbart discovered the man fast asleep in one of the coffins the next morning. The 25-year-old intruder reportedly nodded off after having emptied a bottle of red wine he discovered in a wardrobe.

Altbart, who took a picture of the napping would-be robber, said the man caused "substantial damage" by smashing the front door of his office.