A bungling gunman was forced to call off his botched robbery bid after the barmaid at the snooker club he was holding up recognised him.
Astonishing CCTV captured the moment Luke Jones pulls his mask off after terrified Yvette Smith realised it was him. It came moments after the 29-year-old, who was wearing a balaclava, pointed a gun at her face as she cashed up at the premises in Bargoed, Wales, in December.
He then proceeds to hug and console the woman before trying to make out the heist was just a joke, as reports Wales Online .
Cardiff Crown Court heard the thug was a regular at the establishment and got to know Ms Smith, who he would sometimes help out.But Ms Smith grew suspicious when Jones started asking her about the cashing up
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