Police in Australia have charged a couple with 'theft by finding' after they picked up an old suitcase from a charity shop - with 60,000 hidden in the lining.
The suitcase was donated to the Salvation Army story in Beaconsfield, Melbourne, by a woman who did not know her husband had hidden the cash in the bag’s lining. The distraught man contacted the Salvation Army in a bid to retrieve the suitcase but it had already been sold, Salvation Army spokesman Major Brad Halse said. “He said his family had cleaned out a room and donated some goods. One of the items was a suitcase with a very significant amount of money in it,” Major Halse said. “I guess sometimes people store things of value in unusual places.”
Police managed to track down the couple who bought the suitcase only because they had paid for it by credit card. Police in Victoria Police later revealed a man, 44, and a woman, 34, had been charged, and that police had recovered most of the money.
Women ‘tried to sneak corpse on to plane’ Two women who allegedly tried to smuggle a dead relative on to a flight out of England have been arrested. The suspects pushed the 91-year-old man in a wheelchair and covered his face with sunglasses during a bid to board him on their flight to Berlin, sources said. The women, aged 41 and 66, are said to have protested that the lifeless pensioner was merely asleep when probed by officials at Liverpool John Lennon Airport on Saturday. It is believed the pair had somehow managed to ferry the corpse in a taxi from their home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, to the terminal. But the alleged attempt to smuggle the body to Germany was foiled after airport staff started asking questions.
The women were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of death. A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: “Police at Liverpool John Lennon Airport were alerted to the death of a 91-year-old man in the terminal building. “Two women aged 41 and 66 were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of death. “They have been released on bail until June 1, 2010.
“The coroner has been informed and police are continuing with their inquiries.” A post-mortem examination is due to take place over the next few days.
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