Public Humiliation
A man wearing a placard branding him a thief was marched to the police station by his boss, who accused him of stealing £845 from their workplace.
Simon Cramer, of In-House Flooring in Witham, exposed sticky-fingered carpet fitter Mark Gilbert to the public humiliation when he was caught cashing a stolen company cheque.
Gilbert, 39, said of the incident: "For a few minutes I thought I was going to die, they jumped on me and beat me to the floor and then bound up my hands and legs so I couldn’t move.
"I was already ashamed of what I had done. I admitted straight away I had made a mistake but they kept on punishing me.
"They told me not to struggle and said they would take me to the police station, then they threw me in the back of a van.
"I couldn’t see anything and was face down on the floor by all the tools. At that point I was just desperately thinking, 'I hope they do take me to the nick, I could end up in some field somewhere instead'."
But the stunt backfired when Mr Cramer was arrested for false imprisonment when he arrived at the local police station with his wayward employee in tow.
Mr Cramer said: "I’ve been told it’s in the hands of the CPS and that it’s likely they’ll bring charges.
"They take false imprisonment very seriously. The thought of prison is intolerable. The whole situation has got out of control. All I wanted to do was tackle Mark about what he’d done."
Unfortunately, given all the negative publicity surrounding Gilbert, it's unlikely any future prosecution would be successful.
The self-confessed thief will undoubtedly walk free.
Simon Cramer, of In-House Flooring in Witham, exposed sticky-fingered carpet fitter Mark Gilbert to the public humiliation when he was caught cashing a stolen company cheque.
Gilbert, 39, said of the incident: "For a few minutes I thought I was going to die, they jumped on me and beat me to the floor and then bound up my hands and legs so I couldn’t move.
"I was already ashamed of what I had done. I admitted straight away I had made a mistake but they kept on punishing me.
"They told me not to struggle and said they would take me to the police station, then they threw me in the back of a van.
"I couldn’t see anything and was face down on the floor by all the tools. At that point I was just desperately thinking, 'I hope they do take me to the nick, I could end up in some field somewhere instead'."
But the stunt backfired when Mr Cramer was arrested for false imprisonment when he arrived at the local police station with his wayward employee in tow.
Mr Cramer said: "I’ve been told it’s in the hands of the CPS and that it’s likely they’ll bring charges.
"They take false imprisonment very seriously. The thought of prison is intolerable. The whole situation has got out of control. All I wanted to do was tackle Mark about what he’d done."
Unfortunately, given all the negative publicity surrounding Gilbert, it's unlikely any future prosecution would be successful.
The self-confessed thief will undoubtedly walk free.
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