When the intended victim of a robbery in Glasgow inside an ATM was revealed to be the robber’s own son, the robber felt humiliated and shocked.
According to reports, the incident occurred in November of last year when a 45-year-old masked man tried to rob the boy while the boy was taking money from an ATM in the Cranhill neighborhood. The robber pushed the 17-year-old against the wall as he was collecting the cash. The young man experienced pressure from a large kitchen knife against his face.
Then, the man in a mask made a demand for cash. The boy asked his father, “Do you know who I am?” as soon as he immediately recognized his father’s voice.
The attacker did not pay heed to it, and said: “I don’t care who are you, and forced him to give the money”. At this boy removed his snood and asked, “What are you doing,” to which the man responded, “I’m sorry, I’m desperate and have no other option.”
The boy then fled the spot and later informed the police. The man was subsequently arrested and later he confessed to his crime. A court has sentenced him to jail for 26 months.
“I didn’t know it was him at the cash machine. I have done it. I will do the time for it,” he said while admitting a charge of attempting to rob the boy.
Sheriff Andrew Cubie, who sentenced the man to 26 months, told the court, “These are an extraordinary set of events.”
