Shop worker hit armed robber with wooden stick until he dropped knife

A shop worker who was confronted by an armed robber managed to defend the store by hitting him with a wooden stick until he dropped the knife.
Police have released this CCTV image of a man they would like to identify in relation to an armed robbery.Police have released this CCTV image of a man they would like to identify in relation to an armed robbery.
Police have released this CCTV image of a man they would like to identify in relation to an armed robbery.

It happened at about 10.45pm when the man entered the store on Osmondthorpe Lane and threatened the worker behind the counter.

Armed with a knife, the suspect demanded the money from the till.

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However, the victim pulled out a wooden stick from behind the till and hit the suspect in self-defence.

After managing to hit the robber's hand, the suspect dropped his knife.

He then fled the scene empty-handed.

The shop worker sustained a minor injury in the incident.

Police have now released a CCTV image of a man they would like to trace in relation to the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting crime reference 13190379648.