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A crook who posed as a shop window dummy so he could plunder a mall at night has been jailed for 16 months in Poland.

After hours of standing stock-still pretending to be a fashion mannequin, accused Wojciech G. would later rob shops and plunder the mall's food court for cash and snacks.

Judges heard how he pocketed jewellery, cash and clothes as he wandered from shop to shop at the Westfield Arkadia Mall after customers and staff had gone home.

The 22-year-old thief admitted charges of burglary and theft in a sentencing hearing at Warsaw District Court, local media reported on 11th September.

Security CCTV footage from the mall shows Wojciech hopping over a sandwich shop counter to steal food and drink before ducking down as a guard walks past.

Later footage shows him hiding under a tarpaulin over a bar where he had stolen booze and waiters' tips before he was caught by mall security officers.

One bizarre evidence photo shows Wojciech posing in a shop window display for jeans brand Wrangler's Barbie Collection from the hit movie.

Judges heard how Wojciech was arrested last October (2023) but when he was released on bail he went straight back to the mall to pose as a dummy again.