A PENSIONER caught his best mate stealing from him when he installed a hidden CCTV camera inside his wardrobe. John Rennie, 79, realised that neighbour Pav Taak, 47, had been taking money from his wallet and a safe. A Current AffairPav Taak was caught stealing from a safe[/caption] A Current AffairJohn Rennie said he was gutted when he saw the footage[/caption] His son suggested they install the camera, which caught the thief four times rifling through Rennie’s belongings, opening the safe and helping himself to cash. Rennie, of Queensland, Australia, said: “I was gutted when I saw who was coming into my home and taking my cash. “My son’s been over there and thanked him for looking after me. You know, by helping me out here and there.” The money that went missing included $100 put into a birthday card for Rennie’s daughter, which was kept in the safe, and $400 left in a suit coat pocket. READ MORE WORLD NEWS THAT’S MY GIRL I quit my job to make thousands selling sexy pics - now my DAUGHTER joins in TATTOO TORTURE My sick ex TATTOOED his name on my face & breast to brand me as his property Hidden camera vision showed Taak going through the same coat pocket. Rennie said he had a key hidden in the garden because he is so forgetful, and reckons Pav saw him and copied. He also had a combination of the safe written down and hidden under the clock which he said must have been found. Taak admitted three counts of entering a premises with intent, and one count of burglary. Most read in The Sun hot date Love Island start date officially confirmed - and it's just DAYS away FAR-O TO GO Holiday warning for Brits heading to Portugal this summer Bye bye belly I’m a plus sized style guru - how to hide your stomach easily and fashionably LOST TIME My parents abandoned me outside a church as a baby - now I'm going to meet my mum MUM'S SPAGHETTI I'm a fashionista...I'll show how to give your boobs support in loose tops new faces Naga Munchetty welcomes new BBC Breakfast presenter after Dan Walker's exit He was given a nine-month jail sentence, wholly suspended for a year. And he must pay $200 (£113) in compensation. Rennie added: “He was my friend. The bastard’s in there stealing from me when I’m out and when I come home I give him a beer. “How’d you feel about that? “He’s shown no remorse at all and he’s still out there driving a cab, even though his family told me he’d lose his licence because of the conviction.” Read More on The Sun WEIGHTY ISSUE I lost over 17 stone but my excess skin is so bad I look like a melted candle GRAN IDEA Gran recoils from ‘ugly baby pic’ before hearing she's ‘FaceTiming the parents’ A reporter from Australian news show A Current Affair approached Taak as he drove a taxi. He reportedly refused to talk, slammed the cab door and sped away.