Bungling burglar hugged householder before fleeing

A BUNGLING burglar, who got stuck in a wardrobe and then struggled to escape the house, hugged the householder when she helped him get away.

A woman in her 20s was watching TV alone at Lord Edward Street when she heard a noise from upstairs at around 10pm.

There she traced the sound to a wardrobe in her bedroom. She opened the door and discovered a teenager in a hoodie, said Sgt Seamus O’Neill.