STOCKHOLM - A Swedish car thief wrote a letter of apology to his unemployed victim asking for forgiveness but did not return the stolen car, Swedish newspapers said on Wednesday. Sorry that I needed to `borrow' your car but I was in great need of it, the thief wrote to 20-year-old Matthias Sunefjord from Sparreholm in southern Sweden. The thief, who stole the white Saab from outside Sunefjord's home on Sunday night, enclosed the owner's unemployment claim forms with his letter.

``I hope you can forgive me.'' (Reuters)