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Student charged after having a "night at the museum"

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Student charged after having a 'night at the museum'
Student charged after having a "night at the museum"

Australian police on Monday charged a German international student with breaking into a Sydney museum after CCTV footage showed a man taking selfies next to dinosaur exhibits.

A night at the museum did not turn out great for this German student Location: Sydney, Australia The 25-year-old has been charged with breaking into the Australian Museum after CCTV footage captured him snapping selfies with exhibits (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE DETECTIVE CHIEF INSPECTOR SEAN HEANEY, SAYING: "He was in there for about 40 minutes.

He's wandered through some of the internal areas to check some lockers and doors.

And yeah, he certainly enjoyed his night at the museum." He climbed into the country's oldest museum using nearby scaffolding and allegedly stole a cowboy hat as well as a piece of artwork The museum has been closed to the public for renovations since August 2019

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