Ananova:

A gang of Austrian schoolboys stole £18,000 worth of valuables to finance after school visits to prostitutes.

The four boys, aged 14 to 15 and unnamed for legal reasons, took laptops, mobile phones and wallets from teachers and other children at their school in Graz.

They then took their loot to the local red light district and handed it over to prostitutes in return for free sex sessions.

According to a Graz police spokesman, the boys were caught after an investigation into increased local school crime.