Batman doing his civic duty. Image credit: West Yorkshire Police/PA Wire

A man dressed as the character of Batman has handed in a wanted individual to a police station in Bradford.

The unknown man walked into Trafalgar House police station on 25 February and handed a suspected criminal in to the officers, who were left clueless about the identity of the masked man.

A spokesman for the Yorkshire police said: “The person who brought the wanted man into the station was dressed in a full Batman outfit. His identity, however, remains unknown.”

Since the ‘Batman’ handed over the offender, he has been arrested by officers on suspicion of burglary, fraud and breaching a court order; and charged with handling stolen goods and fraud-related offenses. The man will appear at Bradford magistrates court on 8 March to stand trial.

Meanwhile, nothing more has been learned about the identity of the real-life superhero. The only clue at the moment appears to be the fact that he was wearing a costume inspired by the 1960s TV series rather than the recent Christopher Nolan incarnation of the hero.