Chinese burglar identified and caught by DNA from his faeces

A burglar was caught in Beijing after he defecated at the scene of a break-in and police analysed his faeces to identify his DNA, according to a newspaper report.

The man broke into a house in the capital and relieved himself in “revenge” because there was nothing worth stealing, the Beijing Morning Post reported.

The faeces had enough DNA traces to identify the burglar, according to the article.

The man, whose full name was not given, committed nearly 300 crimes in the Fangshan area of Beijing, including a robbery.

He liked breaking into single-storey homes in rural areas during summer nights.