Courageous boy gives chase to thief who stole mum’s purse

Young boy did not hesitate to chase after thief as police later manage to arrest the man.

A 12-year-old boy did not think twice about chasing after a thief who stole a bag from car parked in Marsa.

The man, well-known to the police, was eventually arrested but not before the courageous young boy sped after him in order to retrieve his mother's bag.

The incident happened at around 9.30am in Triq Patri Magri.

The boy's mother, a 39-year-old woman from Marsa, stopped in front of a shop to run a quick errand while the boy preferred staying in the car.

Preliminary investigation revealed that at that point, the 28-year-old thief from Bormla, reached inside the car and grabbed the bag. Seeing this, the boy got out of the car and ran after the man.

Onlookers immediately called the police who soon spotted the boy running after the man. He was arrested and taken to the police station.

Meanwhile, the boy's mother had returned to her car to find her son was missing. She quickly ran to the police station to report his disappearance when she saw him coming in with the police officers. 

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Splendid action, young feller, you took another piece of scum off the streets.
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Well done Young Man!
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Well done boy!