An orangutan thief sentenced in Ipswich has unexpectedly found himself at the centre of a musical crossover after indie band Blossoms appeared to join in the monkey business.
The bizarre case saw Derek Lundgren, 61, jailed for one year and 11 months after stealing a £799 orangutan statue from a Cambridgeshire garden centre before making his getaway with the giant primate balanced across his bicycle handlebars.
Lundgren, of New Road, Sawston, took the statue from Scotsdales Garden Centre in Horningsea on September 7.
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But the story took another twist when Blossoms shared a TikTok referencing the case, drawing comparisons with their album and song Gary, which was famously inspired by the theft of a fibreglass gorilla from a Scottish garden centre.
The TikTok started with a shot of a news reel on the theft before frontman Tom Ogden parodied the tune.
Social media users were quick to spot the similarities, with many joking that Gary finally had a distant cousin.
As for the orangutan, its fate remains unclear.
Unlike a chart-topping album, it hasn't yet made a comeback tour.
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