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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Pow! Man in Batman costume chases down suspected Norwich handbag thief

Composite image of man in costume scaling wall, smiling woman holding bag aloft, and man in Batman costume
Images from TikTok video of Mason retrieving the stolen bag, the delighted woman holding it aloft, and the full Batman costume. Composite: Redknightcreations/Tiktok

A scene from the fictional comic metropolis of Gotham City played out for real in Norwich last weekend when a man dressed as Batman chased a suspected thief and recovered a woman’s stolen handbag.

Sonni Mason, 25, was attending a friend’s fancy dress party on Saturday night in a Batman costume when he witnessed a handbag being snatched after a row in a queue for a nightclub in the city.

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