Bent on Burglary, Briton Gets Baked
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LONDON — A British burglar who decided to try for a quick tan after breaking into a hospital nearly roasted to death on a sun bed, a court heard Tuesday.
Owen Crowther, 18, suffered third-degree burns on 90% of his body after just 15 seconds on the sun bed in Salisbury District Hospital in southern England.
After being treated at another local hospital, Crowther admitted to the burglary.
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