New Zealand burglar hands himself in after finding dead body

A terrified burglar in New Zealand has handed himself in to police after breaking into a house and stumbling across a dead body.

His screams alerted neighbours in the North Island town of Hamilton, who thought it was a domestic dispute.

Police say the man died hours before the burglary, but might otherwise not have been discovered for days.

The 26-year-old burglar was arrested before helping police with their inquiries — via redwolf.newsvine.com