An Italian who turned to snatching handbags to finance his drug addiction came unstuck when he robbed his own mother by mistake, police in the southeastern port of Bari said Thursday.

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They said the mother, who was walking along the street when her son sped past on a motorcycle and snatched her bag, was so angry that she immediately reported him to the police. He was later arrested."We were rather surprised by the whole episode I must admit," said a police spokesman. "He approached her from behind and didn't see her face until it was too late."

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