Mime-Artist Vanishes With The Money Of Fête-Goers Who Paid To Guess His Identity

[Yithian]

'Mystery' mime-artist vanishes with fete-goers' cash after asking them to pay to guess his identity

A self-styled "Mystery Man" who asked village fete-goers to donate money to guess his identity literally turned out to be a mystery when he vanished after pocketing their cash.

Revellers at Woolaston Carnival in the Forest of Dean assumed the individual was a local resident when he wandered around the fete dressed in a full body morph suit communicating only in mime.

The apparent mime artist offered a £100 prize if he could be identified correctly as he asked villagers to donate £1 to try to unmask him, even handing out entry forms which read: "Is it a bird, is it a plane. No it's Woolaston's Mystery Man".

His identity remained secret throughout the day and has remained so ever since as it is feared he fled with the proceeds.

It is unknown exactly how much entry money was taken but fete-goers have estimated it could be more than £100.

Continued:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...st-vanishes-fete-goers-cash-asking-pay-guess/

 

[Xanatic*]

Smart fellow. I hope the police can track him down, mostly because a police versus mime showdown could be hilarious.

 

[ramonmercado]

Get Max to shoot him, using a silencer of course.

 

[blessmycottonsocks]

I would have mimed giving him money.

 

[Bigphoot2]

If he's caught will he use his right to remain silent?

 

[Yithian]

Rumour has it that this absurd sideshow could have been staged in order to draw attention away from a much larger crime.

In other words, it's all a charade.

 

[Bigphoot2]

The police have called in a specialist to deal with the case

 

[blessmycottonsocks]

I expect he'll get away without a sentence.

 

[Yithian]

According to the final lines of the article, he did email the organisers and offer to send the money to their bank account.

Which was a nice gesture.

 

[Yithian]

I expect he'll get away without a sentence.

It'll almost certainly be somebody in the village with a a chequered past.