Man in Batman Costume Chases Down Suspected Handbag Thief in Norwich

A man dressed as Batman chased down a suspected handbag thief and recovered the stolen bag in Norwich, England, over the weekend, according to The Guardian.

Sonni Mason, 25, was attending a friend's fancy dress party on Saturday night while wearing a Batman costume when he witnessed a handbag being snatched following an altercation in a nightclub queue in the city.

Mason was joined by other partygoers dressed as comic book characters in pursuing the suspect. According to the report, the pursuit included scaling a wall before the bag was successfully retrieved.

The incident drew comparisons to the fictional exploits of Batman, the comic book superhero based in the fictional city of Gotham, given the costume Mason happened to be wearing at the time.

It was not immediately clear from the available report whether the suspected thief was apprehended by police or what charges, if any, may follow.