Italian police have arrested a man they described as a "modern Robin Hood", who carried out a series of crimes to give money to the poor.
Pasquale D'Angelo, 37, used a toy gun to hold up a branch of the Banca Nazionale di Lavoro in Rimini on Thursday morning.
He made off with €3,500 (£2,640), which he took to a nearby bar and started distributing among the poorer customers.
Then he visited a butcher's shop, a fruit stand and a hairdresser's, giving the money away.
Finally, he hailed a taxi to take him to a church, but was apprehended.
Nine days earlier, D'Angelo relieved the Cassa di Risparmio di Forli bank of around £1,900 and gave the money to tramps.
He is in prison in Rimini, after choosing to remain silent before a judge.
Luca Greco, his lawyer, has requested a psychiatric assessment of his client.
For the past two years D'Angelo has worked as a volunteer at a religious organisation in Rimini.
Members of the charity told local newspapers that he was a "very good and altruistic man".
However, they noted that his behaviour had become erratic following the death of his mother in January.
He is in prison in Rimini, after choosing to remain silent before a judge.
Luca Greco, his lawyer, has requested a psychiatric assessment of his client.
For the past two years D'Angelo has worked as a volunteer at a religious organisation in Rimini.
Members of the charity told local newspapers that he was a "very good and altruistic man".
However, they noted that his behaviour had become erratic following the death of his mother in January.
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