These are the horrific burns sustained by a suspected copper cable thief during an alleged botched robbery.

The pictures, released by police, show the horrific injuries the 20-year-old suspect suffered after apparently trying to steal cable from a metering premises.

Police said the man and a 16-year-old accomplice broke into the empty building, in Luton, Bedfordshire, but didn't realise the wires were still live until they suffered a powerful electric shock.

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Treated at taxpayers expense by the NHS