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A black belt buyer wearing heels stopped an armed flight in a convenience store by karate cutting the attacker.
The enthusiast of Wadokai Karate, Mairi Kerin, 42, struck and kicked the man after having said to a merchant that he was there “to take your money”.
He will later emerge that the man was armed with a knife and a firearm.
Video surveillance images have shown him lifting a black bag to the store worker.
In a maneuver of a fraction of a second, Ms. Kerin caught her arm and targeted a kick on her tibia.
He ran for the door while Mrs. Kerin followed closely.
Ms. Kerin has now received a chief praise prize from the police chief by West Mercie police.
Bad back, no problem
On the day of the flight, Ms. Kerin said that she had a bad back and sore feet of a new pair of heel boots.
“I had a little back, so I was quite slow and leaving the car, I noticed that this person has all covered and thought:” You seem to steal a store “.
“I remember telling me that you can't think that people cannot pigeon people like that. I thought maybe he came a bike somewhere, he came out or something else.
Ms. Kerin stood at the counter when the man entered the store and confronted the worker.
She added: “I thought something was a little offbeat. I heard the merchant ask “Why did you put something against the door?” And I heard him answer: “Because I'm going to take your money”. He said it was really cool, really calm.
“I had prepared myself to pay, so I put away my phone and my keys, then everything happened very quickly.
“He got forward. I could see that his pockets were full and I thought he had weapons, my eyes were stuck on his pockets. I just thought that if I was going to wait for everything it was that it was coming out, it would be too late. When I saw his left hand still in his pocket, I took the opportunity.
“I just grabbed her arm and kick him in the shins. We would later discover a knife and a firearm was involved, but everything that was in the left pocket, for this moment, it did not come out. »»
The incident was one of several LEFORD burglaries that week, the police said.
Jordan Hickman, 29, Jake Jones, 21, and an 18 -year -old who could not be appointed for legal reasons was imprisoned for a total combined 18 years for their involvement.
Superintendent in chief Edd Williams said: “I had the pleasure of awarding Mairi his bravery prize. His rapid thought meant that no one was injured during this attempted theft and that no money or merchandise was stolen. »»
