Burglar Accidentally Hangs Self on Sweater
Associated Press
NEW YORK —
A man who broke into a clothing store through the roof caught his sweater on a piece of metal and accidentally hanged himself, police said Sunday. His body was found by the store’s owner.
Terrence Adams, 55, apparently tried to enter the store to burglarize it when he became entangled, a police officer said.
Police had no other details, but news reports said the owner of the Dum Dum Boutique discovered the body when he arrived Saturday morning to open the store.
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