A Japanese man has been dubbed “the crazy key-copying demon” after he copied a woman’s key to sneak into her home on New Year’s Eve.
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The housebreaker then spent two hours watching TV, lost track of time, and was eventually caught by the police.
Ryota Miyahara, 34, an office worker from Tokyo, met the unidentified female victim in a cafe where she worked as a waitress.
Miyahara secretly observed the code when a member of staff at the cafe entered the office.
While the member of staff was away, he entered the code, quietly sneaked into the office, found the victim’s bag, and discovered her driving licence.
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He memorised her address from the licence and also found her home key, noting the manufacturer’s details and key number.