Defender has harsh words

A SYDNEY father who confronted an intruder who subsequently died had previously commented that he had no sympathy for thieves.

Johan Francois Schwartz, 44, had an altercation with Bradley Soper after he found Soper in his lounge room on Sunday. Soper later died.

A social media account linked to Mr Schwartz commented on February 3 on a video showing an alleged mobile phone thief being held and pulled alongside a car by someone in the vehicle.

“No sympathy,” the post says. “The person on the receiving end of his crime could also be poor.”