'Pleasure of the forbidden' led elderly couple to steal from church collection boxes

An elderly Swiss couple have been arrested after stealing the money from church collection boxes, apparently out of boredom.

'Pleasure of the forbidden' led elderly couple to steal from church collection boxes

An elderly Swiss couple have been arrested after stealing the money from church collection boxes, apparently out of boredom.

The married couple - aged 70 and 73 - have allegedly stolen hundreds of Swiss francs from several churches since November 2013, with prosecutors saying the husband kept watch outside while his wife emptied the boxes.

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