Woman cautioned for ATM shoe attack

A British woman has been given a police caution for attacking a cash machine with her high-heeled shoe.

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Woman cautioned for ATM shoe attack

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The 39-year-old was caught on CCTV hitting the Barclays ATM in Chippenham almost 50 times shortly after midnight on 2 July.



At the time, detective constable Richard Gardner said: "This was a completely senseless and inane act which caused sufficient damage to make the machine unusable for other customers."

After being interviewed last week the woman has now been given a conditional caution. She has also re-paid the bank for damage caused to the ATM key pad and screen.

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Comments: (3)

A Finextra member 

Surely it would have been easier, and quicker, to put her PIN number in...

Matt White

Matt White North America editor at Finextra

Nick, it was just after midnight on a Saturday, she may have been a little 'tired and emotional'.

A Finextra member 

To be honest there are times when I have felt like doing that to a banks ATM.  I clearly remember being short paid by a Citigroup ATM some years back and felt like ripping the machine out of the wall, a shoe heel just wouldn't have been enough justice and my fist wasn't quite hard enough.

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