Imogen CalderwoodIF you’re searching for a Christmas miracle, look no further than Nigerian tissue seller Peter Angelina, who found €16,000 in a forgotten suitcase.
But rather than pocketing the lost funds, Angelina – who makes a living selling packets of tissues at a traffic light junction in Sevilla – turned the case into the police.
Angelina noticed a small briefcase had been left on the roof of a car, but it fell to the ground as the driver pulled away.
He opened the case to discover €3,150 in cash and six cheques with a combined value of €13,000 as well as some documents and a mobile phone.
Angelina – who trained as a doctor in his native country, but whose qualifications are not recognised in Europe – insists it never occurred to him to keep the briefcase.
“People say I could have kept the money and then thrown the briefcase away but I am not like that, and God wouldn’t have liked that,” he said. “I am not crazy, I am a good man.”
The rightful owner, a 42-year-old businessman from Sevilla, has since returned to the traffic lights to thank him by giving him €100 as a reward.
100 euros reward??? tight a**e.
His reward will be in Heaven Ian R.
Ask any Catholic.
100 euro reward .. the tight GIT!
This guy was on the news last night.. He said that he didn’t open the case so didn’t know what was inside it…. The reward was 50 euros(or so he said)… Really mean for the amount of cash inside…..
I hope this man gets a good employment from this episode. He deserves it. God bless him.
Thats great, we need more people like that. Last year i found a briefcase with 5000usd and a bracelet inside at the airport. When i saw a panic looking Chinese man running around searching for something. I asked him what he was looking for and he told me he was looking for his lost briefcase. I then gave him the one i found and he became ecstatic. He was very greatfull but never gave me a dime. And i never expected anything cos ive tried loosing 5000euro myself and its a terrible feeling. Doing good makes you feel good.