Masked man swings an axe at terrified shopkeeper during armed robbery

Laura Proto20 August 2015

This is the terrifying moment a masked man swings an axe at a shopkeeper during an armed robbery at a mobile phone shop.

Two masked and hooded men stormed into Mobile Galore in New Basford, Nottinghamshire, last month and detectives have released CCTV footage to help identify the robbers.

The first man, who is caught on camera wearing a dark hooded jacket with burgundy shoulders, bursts into the store wielding a small axe and attempts to hit the shopkeeper on several occasions.

His accomplice, who is wearing a blue hooded jacket and also has his face covered, jumps over the counter and police said he put a number of mobile phones into a JD bag which he was carrying.

The robbers then fled the store with the phones and a quantity of cash, turning from North Gate on to Monsall Street.

This is the moment the robber swings an axe at the shopkeeper while his accomplice jumps behind the counter Nottinghamshire Police
Nottinghamshire Police

The shopkeeper did not suffer any serious injuries during the robbery and officers want anyone who recognises the clothing and manner of the robbers to come forward.

Detective Constable Christophe Sutton, from Nottinghamshire Police, said: “The robbers turned to violence quickly having entered the shop armed with an axe. The shopkeeper, understandably, feared for his life during this ordeal.

“It is vital we are able to identify these men and get them off the streets as soon as possible.

“We think there is someone out there who will see this footage and recognise one or both of the suspects. We need to hear from them as soon as possible.”

Anyone with information on the robbery, which happened at 2pm on July 8, should call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number 433 of 8 July 2015.

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