Moment brave post office workers disarm thief armed with ‘gun’ in ‘terrifying’ robbery bid
THIS is the moment brave Post Office staff disarmed a thief after he made a failed bid to rob their workplace with a 'gun'.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard how the 36-year-old crook walked into the shop wearing a balaclava brandishing a weapon described in court by prosecutor Anna Chishoim as a “realistic” imitation gun.Court staff played the minute long incident which had been captured on CCTV cameras. Lord Scott said: “I am inclined to call for reports. Notwithstanding the real bravery of a number of individuals who intervened, this must have been a terrifying incident in which no one other than the accused was aware that this wasn’t a real firearm.”
Social media users saw Danskin climbing over the post office counter in an alleged attempt to take the contents of the till.They witnessed him punching Danskin on the head before wrestling the gun from him with the help of other staff. She added: “He said ‘me and my girlfriend have a £1,000 crack debt. In a weird way I wanted to get caught so I could to jail and be safe there.”
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