http://www.news.com.au/world-news/woman-hides-5000-stolen-cash-in-rectum/story-fndir2ev-1226708929802
A WOMAN who stole $5000 in cash from her boyfriend and hid it in her rectum is in hospital after she tried unsuccessfully to retrieve the money using a toilet brush and a pair of tongs.
Christie Black, 43, allegedly stole the cash from her boyfriend, Bobby Gulley, in the residence they shared in Hawkins County in the US state of Tennessee.
According to a county sheriff's office report the money, in $100 note denominations, had been in two envelopes inside a medicine bag Mr Gulley kept on a table.
When the bag went missing, Mr Gulley confronted Ms Black and she confessed she had secreted the bag inside her rectum.
In an attempt to remove the cash, she then unsuccessfully employed a toilet brush and a set of tongs.
"She was bleeding severely and was transported to the Hawkins County ER," said Deputy Michael Allen.
"There the wad of money was removed and collected as evidence."
During questioning by a sheriff's deputy, Black admitted to taking the money because Mr. Gulley "was going to kick her out and she needed money for a place to live".
Mr Gulley further explained he had left the money on the table to "set a trap" for Ms Black, whom he suspected had been stealing from him.
Ms Black is facing an arrest warrant for theft.
