Why would somebody steal a hearse from a hospital?

A 21-year-old Hungarian stole a hearse from the yard of the hospital of Salgótarján late Tuesday evening. According to the authorities, the vehicle was empty at the time of the crime and belonged to a local mortician. Police already caught the perpetrator.

According to 24.hu, the police department of Salgótarján launched a theft investigation against a 21-year-old man. The perpetrator went up to a hearse parked in the yard of the hospital of Salgótarján at 9:45 pm on Tuesday. Interestingly, he started the engine with the key left inside. Afterwards, he left the hospital and travelled to Karancsalja, a village just six kilometres away from the Northern-Hungarian city.

However, he was not an experienced driver, so due to the unprofessional use,

the car malfunctioned and stopped.

Then, the man stole the car keys and a briefcase containing not only cash and the mortician’s bank cards but also his personal documents and electric cigarette.

Police soon caught the perpetrator and claimed everything back. The 21-year-old admitted to his deed and said that

he just wanted to drive a car. 

As of yet, nobody has said anything about the damage he caused to the hearse.

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We wrote HERE about some other bizarre crimes in Hungary. For example, a swindler tried to extort money from elderly people with a trick a couple of days before. The Romanian man said that he was from Iran and that