Thief who ‘robbed pensioner' is stripped and clingfilmed to a lamppost in Chile

Santiago: A mob in Chile dished out some very sweaty justice to an alleged thief who was spotted attempting to rob a pensioner with a knife – he was stripped naked, then wrapped head to foot in clingfilm and tied to a lamppost, according to Mirror UK.

Thief who 'robbed pensioner with knife' is stripped naked and clingfilmed to a lamppost http://t.co/2763dYXoXu

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A crowd gathered around 32-year-old nude Valentino Abeyta Barrera in Chilean capital Santiago’s took photographs.

He was left for 20 minutes at the same place with his underpants lying down before police arrived – and the alleged thief refused to explain why he was there, begging the police to free him.

Thief who 'attacked pensioner' is stripped naked and wrapped in cling film by vigilante mob http://t.co/TdEzlgukEz pic.twitter.com/OkNf3sw5bg

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The photographs stirred up discussion online about vigilante justice – and Barrera was freed, as his alleged victim did not make a complaint to police