Boy, 5, blew £60,000 at shops

Ananova ^ | 09/10/08

[TigerLikesRooster]

Boy, 5, blew £60,000 at shops

A five-year-old boy went on a £60,000 shopping spree after finding a fortune in cash in his dad's safe.

The boy took a gang of friends to a shopping mall and blew the lot on clothes, toys, bicycles, sweets, computers and games.

His father Slobodan Markovic, a Serbian businessman, kept the money in a safe at home, only realised what had happened when his son and his friends came home with dozens of shopping bags.

[GOP Poet]

He didn’t take some of it and give it to the government? Good boy. Sounds like the little tyke would make a great capitalist. LOL. It is probably a good thing God didn’t bless me with a child. I find this to be hilarious.

[TigerLikesRooster]

A future star in international mortgage or hedge fund industry, ping!

[TigerLikesRooster]

A future star in international mortgage or hedge fund industry, ping!

[Slings and Arrows]

Freerider ping?

[RSmithOpt]

He’ll be elected to Congress when he turns 21 even though he’s overstayed his visa for 6 years and the US taxpayer paying all his medical bills after he gets here.

[forkinsocket]

omfg LOL

[screaming eagle2]

How did he get into the safe to start?

[TigerLikesRooster]

Time to work on his tennis or soccer skill.:-)

[Clairity]

He said: “I must have forgotten to lock the safe and he just saw the money and took it. I have asked the police to investigate because it is unbelievable that the shop owners let such a young boy do this.”

Great, blame the shops instead of his own stupidity.

[Bon mots]

He said: “I must have forgotten to lock the safe and he just saw the money and took it. I have asked the police to investigate because it is unbelievable that the shop owners let such a young boy do this.”

Great, blame the shops instead of his own stupidity.

Actually, under US law, he should get back every single penny even if the purchases were ruined.

Anyone who contracts with a minor does so at their own risk. There was even a case of where a minor bought a motor scooter, totalled it and returned it for a refund. The court made the dealer return the money for the destroyed scooter.

They contracted with a minor and assumed all the risk.

Not sure how British law works, but our US law (except Louisiana) is based on British Common Law.

[Clairity]

“Actually, under US law, he should get back every single penny even if the purchases were ruined.

Anyone who contracts with a minor does so at their own risk. “

Thanks. Interesting. I had no idea.

[I still care]

There is no way a 5 year old does this on his own.

He knows what money is, he probably took it out to “show his friends”

I’m sure he found a lot of older boys who suddenly paid attention to a little boy who could buy them computers, and took him places and helped him buy them.

[paudio]

Not sure how British law works, but our US law (except Louisiana) is based on British Common Law.

I think even though the author uses pounds, the incident took place in Belgrade, Serbia.

[M. Espinola]

Grounded for life! :)

[Slings and Arrows]

Keep in mind that Ananova is the British equivalent of the Weekly World News, but without the rigorous fact-checking.

Case in point.

[Bon mots]

I think even though the author uses pounds, the incident took place in Belgrade, Serbia.

Ooops!
I did not even notice that!

In that case, he's probably screwed!

[J40000]

Are you sure that wasn’t my WIFE dressed up as a 5 yr. old boy???

[dfwgator]

"Little Boy Blew....He needed the money."