Coronavirus: The fugitive who surrendered to the police because he couldn't bear to be confined with the people he shared a house with

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Criminal, who was on the run, told police he needed "peace and quiet"

Go to prison or remain confined at home with others during the covid-19 pandemic?

In the United Kingdom, a fugitive criminal decided to surrender to the police to finally be "at peace and quiet".

The episode took place on Wednesday (17) in the West Sussex region of the south of the country, and was released by a police officer.

It was 5:00 pm (2:00 pm Brasília time) at the Burgess Hill Police Station, a town with about 30,000 inhabitants 60 kilometers from London, when a man entered and addressed the officers on duty.

But hearing his motives was even more surprising.

"He gave in when he said he would rather go back to jail than spend more time with the people he lived with," Inspector Darren Taylor reported on social media.

Now he will go through another type of quarantine, "going back to prison to spend more time alone," joked Taylor.

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Studies show that covid-19 pandemic is affecting personal relationships and living at home

Relationships affected by the pandemic

The story may seem radical, but the truth is that there are many people who have been affected by living with their family or friends due to the restrictions that covid-19 is causing.

This is demonstrated, for example, by a study by King's College London University in the United Kingdom, which found that more than half of the population (53%) said they were angry with other people close to them for their behavior towards the HIV pandemic. coronavirus.

Couples were also affected. In the UK, more than 20% reported having problems with their partner due to the pandemic, according to the NGO Relate.

And requests for divorce information in the country grew by up to 300% during confinement, according to data from Co-op, a large consortium of legal services.