Batman stunt duo charged with burglary

A man dressed as Batman and a burglary suspect stand in a police station in Bradford, northern England, on February 25, 2013, in this still photograph taken from video and provided by West Yorkshire Police on March 4, 2013.

A man dressed as Batman and a burglary suspect stand in a police station in Bradford, northern England, on February 25, 2013, in this still photograph taken from video and provided by West Yorkshire Police on March 4, 2013.

Published Apr 17, 2013

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 It is not the way comic book capers are supposed to end. A man who made headlines around the world when he handed over a friend to police dressed as Batman has been charged with burglary.

Takeaway driver Stan Worby, 39, will appear in court in April along with Daniel Frayne - the man he delivered into the hands of the law while dressed as the Caped Crusader, right.

The two men were arrested when police stopped a vehicle containing suspected stolen property shortly after 4am on Sunday in the Delph Hill area of Bradford.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “Two men, one aged 39 and one aged 26, are due before Bradford magistrates' court on 26 April charged with burglary.”

Last month, Mr Worby explained how he had returned from watching Bradford City play in the Capital One Cup final at Wembley in his Batman suit when Frayne asked him to accompany him to the police station in connection with a separate incident.

“I got some strange looks… One policeman looked at me and just laughed,” he said at the time. CCTV images of the unusual handover were released by police and immediately became a media sensation. “I'm no superhero. I eat kebabs. I never run anywhere,” he said. - The Independent

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