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Pensioner, 69, tried to rob three banks with a threatening handwritten note

An elderly pensioner, 67, who tried to rob three banks using a threatening hand-written stick-up note has been jailed.

Alan Slattery carried out a series of frightening bank robberies in East Sussex, targeting two National Building Society branches in St Leonards and Bexhill-on-Sea, as well as a NatWest branch in Bexhill. Between 2 p.m. and 3:20 p.m. on February 10, he reportedly passed staff threatening notes demanding large amounts of cash and warning that someone could get hurt if they refused. But how did the robberies unfold, and what consequences did Slattery eventually face? Continue reading to find out what happened →

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