The brave shopkeeper said the brute left with nothing valuable except for some samosas, which have now been replaced.
A shopkeeper kept calm while a masked thug attempted to rob the premises while wielding a machete. Shocking footage has been posted online from the incident, which took place at a Day Today branch in East Kilbride.
In the clip, the man walking into the shop with a white mask over his face, carrying a black bin bag and machete. Demanding cash from the till, he shouted “put it in the f****** bag bro”.
He can be heard saying: “I’m f*****g hungry” and lunged at the worker with the weapon. He eventually left with alcohol and scratch cards.
Police have launched a probe following the incident around 12.30pm on Monday, August 17. Detective Constable Alex Murray said: “Enquiries are ongoing and we are appealing to anyone who witnessed the robbery to contact us.
“We’d also ask anyone with private CCTV or dash-cam footage which could assist our enquiries to come forward.” Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Afterwards, the shopkeeper posted a video on social media telling people “not to worry”. He said: “There was an attempted robbery at the shop, broad daylight, 12.30pm.
“Someone came in with a long machete, face covered and tried to take cash from the till. I obviously didn’t let him take anything valuable.
“There was a bit of damage to the shop but no-one was hurt, nothing valuable was taken, and we called the police as soon as possible. So no-one needs to worry and everything is all good – back to business.
“A few samosas were gone I think, but they’re back in stock now.”
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