A French postman has been found guilty of stealing over 13,000 letters and keeping them hidden in his home. The postman, who lawyers claimed suffers from “compulsive hoarding disorder” received a suspended sentence and was fined $4,500.
The court in Thionville, north-eastern France, gave the postman a six-month suspended sentence on Tuesday.
The man, 62, whose name is not disclosed, had been under suspicion for years and was eventually caught in 2011 when La Poste (French Post) prepared a trap. They used a letter containing a substance which stained his hands and clothes, so he was caught red-handed.
The police found 13,694 letters and about 6,000 postcards in his attic. David Jeanmaire, the postman’s lawyer told AFP his client suffered from a "compulsive hoarding disorder.” Full story...
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The court in Thionville, north-eastern France, gave the postman a six-month suspended sentence on Tuesday.
The man, 62, whose name is not disclosed, had been under suspicion for years and was eventually caught in 2011 when La Poste (French Post) prepared a trap. They used a letter containing a substance which stained his hands and clothes, so he was caught red-handed.
The police found 13,694 letters and about 6,000 postcards in his attic. David Jeanmaire, the postman’s lawyer told AFP his client suffered from a "compulsive hoarding disorder.” Full story...
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