A would-be armed robber who pulled out a large knife in a convenience store got more than he bargained when the shopkeeper pulled out a hammer in response.
The plucky worker quickly reacted to Liam Hurley's demand to 'empty the till' by grabbing the hammer from beneath the counter and swinging it at the eight-inch kitchen knife to knock it out of his hand. Leeds Crown Court heard that Hurley had walked into HH Local on Waterloo Road in Pudsey just before 5pm on July 19 last year. He grabbed a bottle of wine and placed it on the counter.
The court heard that Hurley, of Victoria Rise, Pudsey, has a previous conviction for possessing a bladed article in 2020 after a lock knife was found in his coat pocket. He told police he was 'suffering from dark thoughts' and 'wanted to kill someone'. Mitigating, Eleanor Durdy said the “facts spoke for themselves” over the attempted robbery, but said the shop worker was easily able to disarm Hurley.
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