Some folk have some very strange priorities. Take the shoplifter from Holland, who got away with his swag but left his son behind!

Having stolen a packet of meat, the man made a quick getaway - alone - his poor 12 year old son was left behind in the rush. Rather a large and unmissable piece of evidence, don't you think?

The police managed to contact the thief from information given by the boy, but the father refused to return to collect his son; he told officers to call the boy's mother instead.

Maybe his conscience pricked him - he gave himself up later on the same day.

News.com.au