A British schoolboy described as a “model pupil” on Tuesday admitted robbing a bank whereas carrying a faux gun.
The 15-year-old, who can't be named for authorized causes, held up a department of Barclays bank in Liverpool, northwest England, on Friday and made off with £2,000 ($three,200, 2,400 euros), the town's youth court docket heard.
His mom turned him over to the police after discovering a stack of money and the faux weapon in his bed room.
She wept at the again of the courtroom as her son, carrying a black swimsuit, white shirt and tie, was led into the dock and pleaded responsible.
Judge Ian Lomax acknowledged.the boy had acted virtually as if he was taking part in an online game. "This is a really severe matter," the decide informed the court docket. "It’s an armed theft, however not within the standard sense most individuals would acknowledge." "It’s a weird, surreal case of a younger man virtually performing like a real-life motion online game."
Prosecutor Debra Chan acknowledged.the boy had walked into the bank with a shawl over his face, pulled out the gun and informed cashiers: "Don’t do something silly. I've simply obtained out of jail after 5 years." The cashiers crammed the bag with a "dummy bundle" which is designed to spray dye over the money when it leaves the constructing, Chan acknowledged.
"He needed the cash as a result of he was envious of different individuals who had materials issues he needed," she additionally acknowledged.
The court docket heard that the boy was a “model pupil” in school who was not identified for misbehaving. Defense lawyer Esther Leach acknowledged.he got here from a “very, very good family” and was doing “fantastically well at school”.
The boy pleaded responsible to 2 counts of theft and one rely of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to trigger worry of violence, and was granted conditional bail.
He might be sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on October 15.