Kazakh Burglars Lock Funeral Worker In Coffin

Burglars in Kazakhstan locked a funeral parlour worker in a coffin while they rummaged for cash in the shop.

Serik Sarsenbayev said he was on his own late at night when two masked burglars burst into the parlor and beat him until he fainted.

But they didn't stop there. Once he was unconscious, the thieves laid him in a wooden coffin, nailed it shut, and carried on their search for a money safe.

Fortunately, he was freed by a driver who was employed by the parlour a few hours later. The thieves made away with the equivalent of $23,000 and remain on the loose.

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