Burglars in Turkey Return Goods and Apologise to Disabled Woman
Birds perch as the Blue Mosque dominates the skyline during sundown on January 23, 2014, in Istanbul
After realising they had burgled a disabled woman in Istanbul, ashamed thieves had a change of heart and returned the stolen goods, local media reported on Thursday.
"We are thieves but we have a conscience. We are really sorry. We didn't know that you were disabled. Please forgive us," wrote the anonymous note.
The burglars last month broke into the apartment of Emriye Celebi, a 50-something civil servant residing in the Maltepe district on the Asian side of the city and stole a computer, a camera and a video recorder.
Celebi told Sabah newspaper that she had lost hope of getting her stolen items back after not hearing from the police for a long time but surprisingly found her computer and camera late Sunday on her apartment door.
"They haven't returned my videotape recorder. I hope they will do so soon," Celebi said.
Source: Agence France Presse
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