Lolly thief impales hand on receipt spike

A 16-year-old Australian boy impaled his hand on a receipt spike after he and his friends broke into a Perth Hills deli and robbed the place of lollies. Police say the boy and two friends forced their way through the front door of the deli in Darlington, east of Perth, on Sunday night.

"Once inside they've scaled the front counter without noticing the receipt spike," Sergeant Gerry Cassidy said. "One of the offenders, a 16-year-old boy, has impaled his left hand on the spike which has proceeded all the way through his hand and right out the other side."



Despite the injury, the boy's friends, aged 16 and 18, continued to steal items from the deli, mostly lollies. The three then took themselves to hospital, where the injured 16-year-old underwent X-rays.

When police later went to the hospital to ask whether anyone had arrived with an injury, nurses confirmed a boy had turned up with an impaled hand. The three were taken to Midland police station where they were charged with aggravated burglary.