[RAW] Bank Robber Foiled By Window Cleaner Who Spots Fake Gun | London Bank Robbery Fail

Bank robber Andrew Fernandez jailed for life as James Rowley, hero window cleaner who foiled his crime, receives bravery award | Bank Robber Foiled By Window Cleaner Who Spots Fake Gun | London Bank Robbery Fail

Bank robber Andrew Fernandez jailed for life as James Rowley, hero window cleaner who foiled his crime, receives bravery award | Bank Robber Foiled By Window Cleaner Who Spots Fake Gun | London Bank Robbery Fail

Bank robber Andrew Fernandez jailed for life as James Rowley, hero window cleaner who foiled his crime, receives bravery award | Bank Robber Foiled By Window Cleaner Who Spots Fake Gun | London Bank Robbery Fail



A robber has been jailed for life after a member of the public spotted him trying to hold up a bank with a fake gun.



Andrew Fernandez's life of crime came to an end when he walked in to the Lloyds bank in Coulsdon, Croydon, in November only to be detained by customer James Rowley until police arrived and arrested him.



Fernandez, of no fixed abode, who had pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery and one count of attempted robbery was sentenced to life imprisonment at Kingston Crown Court while Mr Rowley has won a £1,200 police bravery award for helping to trap him.