Watch: Moment machete-wielding thug was locked in shop by heroic staff after attempted robbery

By : Express & Star

Published On: 2024-05-01

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A shop worker's quick thinking led to an arrest of a teenager who tried to rob a store.
He was threatened with a knife when offenders entered the store in Bearwood Road, Smethwick, at around 7pm on April 18.
Dramatic CCTV footage shows the moment the machete thug tried to rob the Taas Express store – before being trapped inside by a have-a-go hero shopkeeper and brave passers-by.

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