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Bank robber uses his finger as gun

A gentleman robber was dubbed the 'grinning bandit' after CCTV cameras captured his smile as he calmly walked out of a building society with £1,800 cash. [Agencies]

A gentleman robber was dubbed the 'grinning bandit' after CCTV cameras captured his smile as he calmly walked out of a building society with £1,800 cash. [Agencies]


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Smiling for the camera, Roderick Williamson looks without a care in the world as he walks out of a building with a fist full of banknotes, the Daily Mail reported.

But the pensioner was behind bars Monday at the start of a four year jail term – after a court heard he had duped a cashier into handing over 1,800 pounds by pretending he was holding a gun using his fingers.

The gentleman robber had been dubbed the "grinning bandit" after CCTV cameras filmed him moments after the daring hold-up.(点击英国《每日邮报》查看原文)

老人手指当枪淡定抢劫

       据英国《每日邮报》报道,罗德里克•威廉森十分淡定地走出建屋互助会,手里攥一叠钞票,还冲着摄像头微笑。

       这名靠领退休金为生的老人,用手指假装拿着枪,欺骗了一名出纳员,并让其交出了1800英镑现金。随后在周一,他被抓进监狱,判了4年监禁。

       这名绅士抢匪的抢劫过程被闭路电视拍下,人称其“微笑大盗”。

(China.org.cn December 14, 2011)

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