A wannabe bank robber in Poland was brought to a swift halt by an angry pensioner.
Footage shows the moment the pensioner used her mobility aide as a weapon to keep the criminal at bay.The incident took place at a branch of PKO Bank Polski in Przemysl, south-eastern Poland, on Tuesday, December 6.Footage filmed inside the branch shows the assailant, later identified as 26-year-old Zoja P., holding the worker hostage by the hair.
A woman can be heard asking her: ‘Ma’am, what are you doing?’ To which she replies: ‘I’m robbing the bank.’The assailant can then be seen stuffing PLN 12,500 – £2,300 – in cash, which she had been handed moments earlier, into a large bag.But then, seemingly out of nowhere, an elderly woman who had crept up behind her strikes her multiple times in the back with her walking stick.
She admitted to a charge of robbery with a dangerous instrument and claimed to prosecutors that she had tried to rob the bank because she needed money to return to Moscow. As part of the investigation, she will undergo a psychiatric assessment. If found guilty and of sound mind, she could face a minimum of three years in prison.
Spokeswoman Marta Petkowska of the District Prosecutor’s Office in Przemysl said of the unlikely hero in the tale: ‘Undoubtedly, in this whole situation, the elderly lady who reacted at the right time and thwarted the attack deserves praise.’Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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