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Boy, eight, gets a criminal record and has police mugshot taken after trying to pay with a toy banknote at Swiss shop
An eight-year-old boy has been given a criminal record and had a police mugshot taken after he tried to pay with a toy banknote at a Swiss village shop.
Newspapers suggested the shop and the police were overzealous in the case where the boy's name will be on police records until May 2032.
The unnamed boy, from Dietgen in northern Switzerland, was not charged with any offence.
- The fake bank note was Chinese joss paper 'spirit money', local reports said
- The unnamed boy, from village of Dietgen, was not charged with any offence
- Even though the note was identified as pretend money, shop staff called police
An eight-year-old boy has been given a criminal record and had a police mugshot taken after he tried to pay with a toy banknote at a Swiss village shop.
Newspapers suggested the shop and the police were overzealous in the case where the boy's name will be on police records until May 2032.
The unnamed boy, from Dietgen in northern Switzerland, was not charged with any offence.
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