The Gold Coast Bulletin

Idiot robber leaves his CV

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A BUNGLING armed robber who raided a UK bookmaker shop was easily caught by police – because he left his CV there after failing to get a job.

Umar Mirza, 26, who had gambling debts, walked into a Paddy Power store in Birmingham wearing a hood and a mask. He produced a gun and made staff hand over $28,000. But Mirza removed his disguise as he left and bosses who had interviewe­d him recognised him on CCTV.

They passed his details to police. Officers searched his home and found the replica gun and the demand note, written on a betting slip.

He was jailed for six years.

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