Man who robbed bank using stolen scissors sentenced to 7.5 years
Posted on 2026-11-04 14:05:13
The New Taipei District Court has sentenced a man who robbed a bank in the Banqiao District with a pair of stolen scissors to 7 1/2 years in prison.
The incident took place June 17.
According to the court verdict, the 50-year-old man stole the scissors pan-fried dumpling and pot sticker store before entering a nearby branch of the Taishin Bank, where he brandished the scissors and shouted for a teller to "take out the money."
He then grabbed a customer and threatened to kill her if the bank staff did not comply with his demands.
Bank tellers handed the man 404,200 N-T in cash, which he put in his pockets and then sat in the waiting area until he was arrested by police.
Along with sentencing the man to 7 1/2 years for armed robbery, the court also sentenced him to three months in prison for theft, commutable to a fine.
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