Someone stealing your wages is enough to make anyone furious but a group of builders in Paraguay took their anger to the next level when they caught a thief and strung him up by his ankles.
The construction workers attacked the man after he had chased their boss, who was delivering wages, on a motorcycle in San Lorenzo, southern Paraguay.
Businessman Wilfrido Zarate, 42, was taking money to the group when he was pursued by the armed gunman and an accomplice. However, his employees were there to save the day.
Rob the builder: Construction workers in Paraguay catch thief who stole their wages and hang him up by his ankles… only to drop him on his head when police turn up
- Armed thief captured by construction workers after he attacked their boss
- Workers knocked him off his motorcycle and tied up his arms and legs
- Afterwards they hoisted him up and punched him several times in the face
- Builders dropped him on his head just before police officers arrived
After hearing gun shots and discovering what was going on the builders knocked robber Julio Cesar Paredes Bordon, 37, off his bike and tied him up, while his partner in crime got away.
Unfortunately for Julio Cesar, the group were not in a forgiving mood and rained down punches on him as he dangled off the side of the building they were working on.
Footage of the bizarre incident was captured on a mobile phone and it shows the robber looking worse for wear as he is hoisted up and then dropped painfully on his head before police arrive on the scene.
The group dropped Julio Cesar into a pile of rubble just before police officers arrived on the scene
The robber looked battered and bruised in the video after the builders had vented their fury at his crime
Julio Cesar lands on a pile of rubble and while he is dropped from a distance just lower than half the height of the building, it looks very painful.
The beaten robber was eventually taken into police custody, but it is not known if any of his attackers were arrested.
One thing is for certain, he will think twice about trying to rip off a group of construction workers again.
