British pensioner's attempt to rob bank fails due to bad handwriting

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — A pensioner failed in his attempt to rob a bank at Eastbourne, East Sussex due to his poor handwriting. In a statement, Sussex Police said Alan Slattery had entered three...

A British pensioner failed to rob a bank as the bank teller could not read his demand note. — Picture via Facebook

In a statement, Sussex Police said Alan Slattery had entered three banks in Hastings and Eastbourne in two weeks and used written notes to ask bank tellers to hand over money to him. Staff at the bank later managed to decipher the note which said 'your screen won't stop that I've got, just hand over the 10s and the 20s. Think about the other customers'.

 

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