Thief left injured accomplice in a bush for 12 hours

A student stole computers from his university because he wanted to design a computer game called Angry Pigs to rival the popular Angry Birds, a court has heard.

Thief left injured accomplice in a bush for 12 hours

Femi Adekele, aged 25, and his accomplice jumped out of a window to escape security guards, breaking his leg in the process. His friend then left him in a bush on college grounds for 12 hours overnight.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the accomplice returned to the bush the next day with a wheelbarrow to take Adekele away. He abandoned the “farcical” rescue operation when security guards spotted and stopped Adekele in the wheelbarrow.

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