Man fails to rob bank as staff couldn't understand his handwriting

(Web Desk) - A man tried to rob a bank in the UK but failed as staff could not understand his handwriting.

Alan Slattery, a resident of St Leonards in Hastings, probably thought that he would be making away with a few hundred pounds when he entered a bank in Eastbourne.

However, things didn t go as planned as he went up to an employee and handed them a threatening note. There was one catch- the employee could not understand Slattery s handwriting and so he did nothing.

Faced with this rather unusual predicament, Mr Slattery had no option but to return empty-handed.

Sussex police said in a report published on its website. The staff at the Nationwide Building Society later managed to understand what the 67-year-old had scribbled and contacted the police regarding the same.

The note, which was seized by the police read, “Your screen won t stop what I ve got, just hand over the 10s and the 20s. Think about the other customers”. In addition to the note, CCTV footage from inside the bank was also reviewed by the police.