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Cross-dressing robber jailed
 An Australian man who robbed a bank while dressed as a woman then made his getaway on rollerblades has been jailed for six years, it was reported on Friday. Nino Leo Lanu, 32, dressed in women's clothes and made up his face using his mother's cosmetics before holding up the bank in Melbourne with an imitation pistol last February, Australian Associated Press reported. It said he then made his escape on rollerblades, speeding along narrow walkways so no cars would be able to pursue him.
| The report said Victoria county court judge John Smallwood described Lanu, who lives with his mother in a house opposite the bank he robbed, as an 'emotionally and socially disconnected young man'. |
The report said Victoria county court judge John Smallwood described Lanu, who lives with his mother in a house opposite the bank he robbed in suburban Brunswick, as an "emotionally and socially disconnected young man". He said the bizarre robbery had been carefully planned, even though Lanu had undermined his female disguise by failing to shave before he robbed the bank, where he was also a customer. "You also endeavoured to create a set of quote 'fake boobs', end quote," Smallwood said. "It's clear that the rollerblades were used to affect a very quick getaway and you chose to go down a walkway in which no car could follow you. Whilst on a superficial view - you not even having shaved - the robbery could be described as inept, on closer view it was effective. You had thought about this beforehand, planned the way in which you were going to carry it out and planned your escape route." Lanu pleaded guilty to armed robbery, possessing an unregistered firearm and cultivating cannabis plants.
Posted by: Fred 2006-08-06 |
