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US store owner who showed mercy on would-be robber gets thank you note, $50 in the mail Module body

Thu Dec 3, 9:02 AM

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By The Associated Press



SHIRLEY, N.Y. - A convenience store owner who showed mercy to a would-be robber says he's received an apology note and $50 in the mail.


The unsigned note said it was from the man who tried to rob Mohammad Sohail, who has a store on Long Island, near New York City. The note said the would-be robber has a new job, a new child, and is staying out of trouble.


Sohail told the newspaper Newsday that he is saving the $50 for charity.


The bat-wielding man tearfully told Sohail in May that he was trying to feed his family. The rifle-toting businessman gave him $40 and bread, and made him promise never to rob again.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/091203/koddities/us_odd_would_be_thief

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