A BURGLAR who broke into the home of two sleeping men rubbed spices over the body of one and hit the other with 20cm sausage.
In what police in the US city of Fresno called one of the most bizarre cases they had come across, the burglar threw away the assault weapon as he fled and a dog ate it, the Fresno Bee newspaper reported.
Fresno County police officer Lieutenant Ian Burrimond said the suspect was found hiding in a field a few minutes later.
Deputies had no problem linking the suspect to the crime, he told the paper.
"It seems the guy ran out of the house wearing only a T-shirt, boxer shorts and socks, leaving behind his wallet with his ID," Lt Burrimond said.
The victims, both farmworkers, told police they were woken on Saturday morning by a stranger applying spices to one of them and striking the other with a sausage.
The spices and the sausage were from the victims` kitchen, Lt Burrimond said.
After their attacker fled, the men discovered their home had been ransacked and cash stolen.
Lt Burrimond said the money was recovered but the sausage used in the attack was thrown away by the suspect and eaten by a dog.
"That`s right, the dog ate the weapon," Lt Burrimond said.
