Bungling bank robber arrested within minutes, because the bag of cash was too heavy

A bungling bank robber was arrested minutes after escaping with more than £180,000 worth of Chinese yuan – because the bag of cash was too heavy for him to escape.
CCTV footage shows the thief dragging the heavy bag across a car park and making several unsuccessful attempts to lift it onto the back of his motorcycle, before it eventually falls off and he is shot by armed security guards.
The 29-year-old thief donned a helmet and face mask and lay in wait at the bank, in Huludao City in China’s Liaoning Province, for an armoured security van to arrive.

A member of the bank’s staff carried the bag from the van, followed by an armed escort – but as they came through the revolving doors, the robber attacked them, spraying gasoline into the escort’s eyes before kicking the member of staff to the ground and shooting him in the leg with an air gun.
The worker can be seen limping away as the robber grabs his haul.

The bag contained around 1.77 million yuan (£185,155) Credit: Reuters/CCTV

The video then shows the man dragging the 85kg bag, which contained around 1.77 million yuan (£185,155), to his motorcycle, where he struggles for several minutes until the armed escort recovers and shoots him.
He was arrested minutes later.

Police say the man stole the cash to pay the mortgage on his shoe repair shop Credit: Reuters/CCTV

According to police, the robber owned a shoe repair store in the city, and stole the cash to pay for his mortgage.
He told police that he “hates himself” for committing the crime.