A man has been given the disgrace and humiliation of a lifetime after he was caught trying to steal a dog. The man was caught red-handed by locals from the Guilin, a village in China.

However, instead of handing him over to the police, the angry villagers forced him into a septic tank filled with excrement.

Photos of the thief in the foul-smelling septic tank filled with excrement has since gone viral on social media as many believe he will not attempt to steal after the punishment.

Dailymail reported that Huanqiu and several Chinese media reported that the man had been trying to steal a dog.