Moment paralyzed deaf-mute teenager attempts to rob a jewelry shop in Brazil with a fake gun held with his FEET

  • A 19-year-old paralyzed man tried robbing a jewelry store in Canela, Brazil, on Monday by pointing a toy gun at a shopkeeper
  • The worker said the teen had been in the shop for 10 minutes before he used his feet to place a threatening note on the counter 
  • The teenager, who suffers from cerebral palsy, also used his feet to point the plastic gun at the store employee
  • The police took the suspect to a precinct, where a family member showed up to help authorities interrogate the teen before he was released 
  • An investigation into the failed robbery is still ongoing 

This is the moment a paralyzed deaf-mute teenager tried to rob a jewelry store in Brazil by aiming a fake gun with his feet.

The astonishing incident unfolded Monday afternoon at a shop in Canela, Rio Grande de Sul, when the 19-year-old placed a threatening note on the counter using his feet.

The note from the suspect, who authorities say has cerebral palsy and cannot move his hands, read: 'Hand over everything. Don't raise attention.'

A store surveillance camera captured the disabled teen in his wheelchair before he aimed a plastic toy gun wedged between his bare feet at the counter.

A person, who appeared to be a customer, walked away while the employee confronted the teenager, whose name has not been released by authorities. 

Police in Canela, a city in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande de Sul, arrested a 19-year-old man (right) Monday after he attempted to rob a jewelry store

Police in Canela, a city in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande de Sul, arrested a 19-year-old man (right) Monday after he attempted to rob a jewelry store

The teen (right), who suffers from cerebral palsy, used his bare feet to point a fake gun at the store employee (left)

The teen (right), who suffers from cerebral palsy, used his bare feet to point a fake gun at the store employee (left)

The teen used his feet to place a note on the counter. The Portuguese written note said: 'Hands off everything. Don't raise attention'

The teen used his feet to place a note on the counter. The Portuguese written note said: 'Hands off everything. Don't raise attention'

The jewelry shop employee said the paralyzed teenager had been in the store for about 10 minutes and that he initially thought he was begging. 

A customer had already given the teenager money and the store clerk said he felt sympathy towards him before he was given the robbery note.

The fake plastic gun, knife and note that the wheelchair-bound teenager was in possession of when he tried to rob a jewelry store in Brazil on Monday are pictured above

The fake plastic gun, knife and note that the wheelchair-bound teenager was in possession of when he tried to rob a jewelry store in Brazil on Monday are pictured above

The Civil Police in the Brazilian city of Canela are still investigating Monday's robbery and said it was impossible to think the teenager (pictured right) was capable of committing the crime

The Civil Police in the Brazilian city of Canela are still investigating Monday's robbery and said it was impossible to think the teenager (pictured right) was capable of committing the crime

'Then he pulled the gun out with his feet. That pistol looked real,' the worker said, according to Brazilian news outlet Metropoles. 

'A guy back there saw it and called 911.' 

The police arrived and arrested the teenager, who was also in possession of a knife.

A family member was allowed to assist officers questioning the teen at the precinct because of his disability, before he was later released from custody.

City delegate Vladimir Medeiros initiated an investigation into the failed robbery 

'It must be considered that, given the elements initially brought to the police station, it would possibly be an impossible crime to be consummated, especially if you considered the physical condition of the [person being] investigated, also due to the unlikelihood of escape,' Medeiros said.

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