1 min readBy Matthew Weaver
Pow! Man in Batman costume chases down suspected Norwich handbag thief
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Superhero, who was joined by others dressed as comic book characters, retrieved stolen bag after scaling wall
A scene from the fictional comic metropolis of Gotham City played out for real in Norwich last weekend when a man dressed as Batman chased a suspected thief and recovered a woman’s stolen handbag.
Sonni Mason, 25, was attending a friend’s fancy dress party on Saturday night in a Batman costume when he witnessed a handbag being snatched after a row in a queue for a nightclub in the city.
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- 89 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 25, 2026
- Byline
- Matthew Weaver
- Source
- The Guardian