MELBOURNE, Australia - Two Australian robbers thought they were hauling away a big sack of cash from the Cuckoo Restaurant, but it turned out to be bread rolls and one of them accidentally shot the other in the buttocks during the heist.
Benjamin Jorgensen, 38, and his accomplice Donna Hayes, 36, were sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to robbing the restaurant in the southern Australian city of Melbourne on April 1 last year.
During the April Fools Day holdup, Jorgensen grabbed what he believed was a bag with the Cuckoo's daily take of about U.S. $26,000 in cash, but later found it was full of bread rolls, the Victorian County Court heard.
He also fired his gun accidentally during the heist, shooting Hayes in the buttocks.
Judge Roland Williams told the robbers they were a "pair of fools," before sentencing Hayes to eight years in prison and Jorgensen to seven.
Earlier this week, defense lawyer Greg Thomas said Jorgensen had been under the influence of drugs at the time, had made a full admission to police and was remorseful, News Ltd. newspapers reported
Hahahaha a classic tale of karma. Seriously....no one checked in the bag of bread before they walked out of it? they just assumed a large bag of money would be sitting out? Pretty much the definition of complete idiot. These theives got what they deserved...and made a pretty funny story
stupid. anyone who is this stupid should prob stay in jail on account of being dumb just on there own. i wonder if there going to try and rob a bakery next or maybe just stay out of robbing places that serve food. or just stop all together.
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I agree with Kailey... wouldn't a sack of $26,000 weigh just a bit more than a sack of bread. Then again, if these guys are dumb enough to do this, maybe they're dumb enough not to know the difference.
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Bresd rolls that funny. I would have loved to their faces when they looked into the bag and seen that it was bread. LOL But at least if your going to rob someone check the bag
some people can be really idiotic! i cant believe that they didnt realize that bread and money feel completely different. they really deserve whatever punishment they receive...