Police: Burglar was stuck upside down

Published: Aug. 22, 2008 at 3:18 PM

DARTFORD, England, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Police in Dartford, England, said a bumbling burglar who became stuck hanging upside down in his intended victim's home has pleaded guilty.

Investigators said homeowner Paul Ives returned to his house after work to find John Pearce, 32, hanging upside down after apparently using a hammer he was still holding to smash through a glass window, The Daily Mail reported Friday.

"He was hanging upside down. His body was inside the house and he was stuck in the window with his foot outside," Ives said. "The more he struggled, the more he got jammed. When I got home, he still had the hammer in his hand which he had used to smash the main window and get some leverage."

The would-be burglar was freed after police and paramedics arrived.

Pearce pleaded guilty to burglary with intent to steal and is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 5.

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