Philip II mishandled his responsibility through a series of bungled diplomatic maneuvers. His robberies were generally bungled affairs due to McCurdy's ineptitude. Quintianus' nephew, brandishing a dagger or sword, bungled the assassination attempt. The blow to his head was bungled and failed to kill Trotsky instantly. In 1987, she was the target of a bungled kidnapping. Bungled orders and poor communications prevented their execution. The commander Mago bungled the affair, retreated to Africa and killed himself to escape punishment. They bungled the job and were seized by the emperor's bodyguard. After they bungled their mission to capture Flabber, Vexor fired them. Poor coordination or rough terrain led to bungled French assaults. The FBI today considers him to have bungled the case. The five-man group bungled the raid on Preston's Jewellers in the Strand. On one such occasion her father interrupted them and she bungled Betts into a wardrobe. At Benares and Allahabad, the disarmings were bungled, also leading to local revolts. In 1655, he commanded the fleet that launched a bungled attack on La Hispaniola.