And the only gave him a fiver...

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yenrod

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7231078.stm

A five-year-old boy has been described as a "little superhero" after finding a North Yorkshire bank unlocked.
Oliver Pettigrew pushed the front door and entered HSBC bank in Easingwold, despite the branch being closed.

The boy's father Daniel Pettigrew said he immediately called the police after his son's discovery.

A spokesman for HSBC blamed the security lapse on a fault with the electronic door, and rewarded Oliver by putting £10 in his own bank account.

You're a little superhero - you've saved the day

North Yorkshire Police

The youngster's mother Alison Pettigrew said: "We couldn't quite believe it when Oliver ran into the bank.

"It's our local bank so we're in there all the time and he ran in to play with the toys.

"But it might not have been a little five-year-old who was looking for toys."

The spokesman for HSBC added: "In most of our branches we have electronic doors so they don't have a key lock and there had been a malfunction in one of the devices that actually puts the bolt across."

The branch reassured customers that no personal details were compromised during the incident.

Afterwards police told Oliver: "You're a little superhero - you've saved the day."

A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police confirmed that officers attended the bank after Mr Pettigrew's call.

- As usual the police attended afte rthe event ! lol..
 

Keith Oates

Janner
Location
Penarth, Wales
Lucky for the bank that a less reputable member of the public did not find the open door. However I doubt that there is any money left hanging around overnight as it would all be safely locked away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Sh4rkyBloke

Jaffa Cake monster
Location
Manchester, UK
Y'think?

This is an English Bank we're talking about here - I'd fully expect them to leave all cash in unlocked drawers. Not the sharpest tools in the box IMO, those people in banks on the desks.
 

Maz

Guru
The boy could've been innocently mistaken for one of the bank's Small Business Managers.
 
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