Photo: Tattoo artist inks thief on forehead of teen he caught stealing a bike

A teenage 'thief' was humiliated  in the worst way after a tattoo artist caught him and inked his forehead with 'I am a thief'.

The artist, Maycon Wesley from Brazil, cornered the teen - who had allegedly stolen a bicycle from a man with just one leg , sat him on a chair and filmed himself inking the  words on his forehead.

The full words, written in Portuguese are: Eu sou ladrão e vacilão, which translates to 'I am a thief and a loser'.

After inking him, he then asks if the embarrassed teenager liked it.

Local reports say that the terrified boy  went missing after the incident, which happened on Friday.

When his family saw the viral video ,they reported the artists to the police.
Police arrested Wesley and his friend, Ronildo Moreira de Araujo on Saturday and charged them with torture.

Both Wesley and Araujo say they released the boy but do not know his whereabouts.