A man was caught on a surveillance camera licking and sniffing the shoes left outside an apartment in southern China.

CCTV footage filmed in the city of Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province on June 24, shows a man squatting on the floor to lick the soles of a pair of shoes, followed by sniffing them outside a woman's flat.

On June 26, the property management staff of the apartment complex responded to the incident, stating that the man is suspected to have followed the female resident into the building.

The matter has been reported to the local police station and an investigation is currently underway to apprehend the individual responsible.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

近日，广东肇庆一公寓内，一名男子偷偷蹲在住户门口，反复嗅舔摆放在楼道内的鞋子。
监控视频显示，一名男子蹲下身，背靠电梯，拿起门外的一双运动鞋，先是舔了舔鞋底，接住又在鞋口位置闻了又闻。两只鞋都闻了一边后，慌忙起身离开。
26日，事发公寓物业人员回应，男子疑尾随该女业主进的公寓，已反映至派出所，目前还在调查中。