Police in France have arrested a teenager who used a self-service checkout to pay just £8 for a new PlayStation 4.
The 19-year old, named only as Adel, picked up the console at a supermarket and took it to the fruit and vegetable section to be weighed, reports French news site L’est Republicain.
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