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Subscribe to RSSA robbery suspect is dropped off at a police station in England by a mysterious "Batman" who then disappears into the night. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
LONDON — It wasn't Batman, it was a joker. A day after making headlines around the world for handing over a suspect to police dressed as Batman, the identity of Britain's mysterious caped crusader has been revealed as Stan, a take-out food delivery man.
Police in Bradford, northern England, were baffled when a portly figure in an ill-fitting Batman costume brought them a 27-year-old man wanted for burglary in the early hours of Feb. 25 before disappearing into the night.
They released closed-circuit television footage of the incident on Monday and, after much speculation, the masked hero disclosed his true identity to media on Tuesday. He was not Batman's alter ego Bruce Wayne, but driver Stan Worby, 39.
He also said he had not brought the man in as part of any crime-fighting crusade.
He had simply agreed to accompany a friend to the police station to offer him moral support, and had decided to wear the Batman suit as a practical joke.
"Obviously it was done as a joke," he told ITV's Daybreak program, saying he was "gobsmacked" by the attention.
Worby said he had been to London's Wembley Stadium earlier in the day to watch local team Bradford City play in the English Capital One Cup soccer final and had worn fancy dress for the occasion.
While there, Worby was contacted by his friend and agreed to take him in on his return from London.
"Obviously he wanted to get straight down there and I wanted my bed as it was half (past) one in the morning," Worby said.
He also insisted the pictures which showed he perhaps lacked the body of a superhero were unfair.
"I've got my full tracksuit underneath," he explained.
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Darnit!
And I never even had a chance to use my new Bat Signal.
Darn. A good news story turned bad. Now I don't know what to believe in anymore.
I was really hoping it was a vacationing Adam West. Aw nuts!
So, I guess my idea about using a pork chop as a bat signal wasn't that far off.
na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Stanman!
Stanley,
Give the crumpets a rest and do something about your man boobs. The suit will fit better :)
Now that's funny.
English humor, makes me laugh.
I think this guy is hilarious. What a sense of humour this Englishman has he's the new Benny Hill or John Clese.. Sorry about the double post!
Unmasking a fake Batman is NOTHING. Lame as a dog with no legs. I used to like to sneak up on other SCUBA divers and unmask them. That was fun! Letting go of the mask so it snapped back onto their face was absolutely hilarious!
cnouse = jerk
Don't knock it before you try it, it's a lot of fun! It's not like I was pulling their shorts off or anything...though occasionally it would have been nice. Not shorts so much as bottoms, though, if you know what I mean.
He did accomplish his objective...... made as all laugh. To funny
Sorry, david1262, pet peeve of mine, it's "too" not "to". But you're right, it is too funny:)
grammar police... a pet peeve of everyone but you.
OH GOD, THERE SHOULD BE A COMMA HERE!!!! I'M COMING TO JOIN YOU ELIZABETH!!!
I thought she was nice about the correction, and not pushy. There are many people who actually care about things like spelling and grammar. You know, with all the misunderstandings in writing, every little bit helps. Kudos to you, Penny.
My bad! You're right it should have been too. Damn Iphone with auto complete.
Perhaps he was addressing his comment to someone named funny. You shouldn't make judgments.
How unfortunate that another hero/myth has been debunked. Is there not a savior for the masses ? LOL!
'Portly'??? The Penguin is 'portly'--this guy just seems to have a medium 'beer gut'. And he doesn't look to be that short, either, to be called 'portly' (Dictionary: 'stout body, somewhat fat'.
Yeah, I use the "tracksuit underneath" explanation lots of times too.
Just goes to show: does anyone really know the mind of the Bat?
I guess this Joker's Song was that "You'd be lost without me."
He only dressed as Batman to get a Rise out of everyone :P
(and if you get all those references, you're cool)
That is great!
This is just what "they" want you to believe.
I still love it!!
He was Batman for a day, and that's pretty darn good.
This world needs a super hero. Glad that we had one for a day.
"Batman can be anybody", (Dark Knight Rises).
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
I'll take two large "bataronni" pizzas, super thin-crust.....
Oh well, back to the bat cave.
Let's be fair, he helped out a friend that was doing the right thing by turning himself in. He never claimed anything and it doesn't preclude he was still a good citizen. Sounds like a good man, maybe not a hero, but certainly worthy of the praise for his actions.
Lord Dr:
You are correct. The "common" man certainly can make a difference in today's world.
He did and that makes him "special". We may laugh, and that is important, but more importantly...it gives us hope and inspiration.
Good guy....this batman.
What a disappointing development. I'm religious, so I thought for sure Batman existed too.
Dash it all. My hopes were up for a true crime fighter to the rescue. Hope the lad doesn't get any flack from the police. .. cheers
WOW! I suspected this! (if only I had commented it on the original article...)
Cause that would somehow make it all different now?
holy soccer game batman we gotta take this criminal downtown, lets wait till after the game
Is he wearing batman pajamas, with a cape added? looks like pajamas.