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Burglary suspect trapped in letterbox

PSNI officers spotted the boy during a patrol
PSNI officers spotted the boy during a patrol

A teenager found with his arm stuck in the letterbox of a house has been arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary.

Fire crews had to remove the letterbox from the door in order to free the 17-year-old at the property in Dunmurry, near Belfast.

He was then taken to a police station in nearby Lisburn with the letterbox still wedged on to his hand, where it was eventually removed.

The boy was spotted in Margaretta Crescent by a passing police patrol at 4.10am.