'Spiderman' burglar wearing horror mask breaks in to supermarket

A Liverpool supermarket was raided by a “spiderman” style burglar. CCTV shows a man wearing a Scream horror movie mask dropping down in to the shop and filling canvas bags with cigarettes from the display.



He then climbed back up in to the ceiling area and used ropes to pull the bags up, before dropping back down to steal more cigarettes. Staff at the shop said that the burglar must have used cutters, saws, a sledge hammer and possibly a screw gun to cut his way through the metal roof and subsequent layers of felt, asphalt and strawboard.

Matt Mahalingam, 31, who is a partner in the Pendle Drive Supersaver in Litherland said that thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes were stolen and that the damage will cost around £2,000 to repair. The burglary took place during the early hours of Tuesday morning. Mr Mahalingam said: “We have all had a tough time in the shop recently and this raid could not have come at a worse time for the business.


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“We have been having problems with some kids on the estate recently. They have been throwing bricks at our windows and the racist abuse just never stops. Bur I cannot believe the CCTV footage. This man has cut his way though our roof with heavy tools while wearing a mask from a horror film.”