The hospital where the alleged theft took place.
(Credit: Associated Press/YouTube Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)Some stories defy your emotions, making it hard to decide which part is paramount.
In this one, for example, how does one react to a gruesome version of paying it forward?
A man in Kyakabugahya LCI in Kagadi Town, Uganda, allegedly needed to steal a cell phone so badly that he went into a hospital -- where, perhaps, the marks are easy.
Gawker directed me to Uganda's Daily Monitor, which describes an unparalleled twist.
The alleged thief, aged 40, reportedly got past security at the Kagadi Hospital in the middle of the night and stole the phone from a patient who was fighting the Ebola virus. Yes, this was the isolation ward.
The patient (who has since reportedly died) informed the police and the phone was tracked.
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