Man steals phone from boy, 12, then uploads selfies to victim’s WhatsApp...

A stupid thief accidentally uploaded photos of himself to the WhatsApp account of a 12-year-old boy.
The thief stole a mobile phone from the 12-year-old boy in London, and then uploaded selfies to the boy’s WhatsApp profile, Essex Police said.


The 12-year-old was at the Debden train station shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, when the thief asked him what time it was. When the boy pulled out his phone to check the time, the thief grabbed the phone out of the victim’s hand and ran away.

Detectives got a break in the case when a man, described as about 20-years-old, 5 feet and 5 inches tall, uploaded two pictures of himself onto WhatsApp through his newly acquired phone.

The thief apparently did not realize that the phone was signed into the victims WhatsApp account and his photos were posted to the boy’s profile. Essex Police released the photos of the man in hopes that someone recognizes him and turns him over to police.

“Through instant messaging, the thief has revealed that he lives in south London,” Detective James Smith said.

“We call on the friends and family of this man to contact us or advise him to turn himself over to police. I cannot believe that this man has incriminated himself,” the victim’s family said.