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A man who attempted to break into the East London Museum got more than he bargained for when he impaled himself on a security fence.
While trying to escape the scene he ended up with one of the fence's sharp metal spikes up his bottom.
The incident happened about midnight on Wednesday, said the museum's senior administration officer, Rod Botha. The museum's glass door was smashed when someone tried to get inside, which then triggered the alarm, he explained.
The suspect apparently then tried to run away, and climbed into a tree between the museum and Selborne College.
"We are not sure whether he slipped or if he was trying to jump over to Selborne College, but he ended up impaled on the fence."
The man's screams were heard by a tow truck driver nearby.
The driver went to investigate, and when he saw the would-be thief impaled on the fence he called the police.
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