Police have released CCTV footage of the moment customers, including a 75-year-old man, wrestled a knife-wielding robber to the floor.
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Darren Burke, 39, was jailed for four years on Friday after admitting the robbery at a Ladbrokes betting shop in Bath on 24 June.
Bristol Crown Court heard how he leaped over the counter to grab £3,200.
But Burke's escape was blocked by a member of staff and three customers, including Peter Greensides, 75.
Burke, of no fixed abode, was arrested at the scene.
Mr Greensides, from Bath, said: "I do not think I am a hero. Adrenalin just kicked in.
"Afterwards I felt a bit shaken up, and had bruised my knees and back."
Want a bet old man?
Want a bet old man?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: Want a bet old man?
Fixed abode?Burke, of no fixed abode, was arrested at the scene.
WTF?
Just call the punk what he is, a homeless bum.
Greensides is old school and makes this gen x puke look like warmed over dog shite.
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Want a bet old man?
Should've broken a few chairs over his head while he was down.
Cause and effect.He was living in a Bristol homeless shelter at the time after blowing all his cash on bets.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”