Plucky pensioner fights off robber after cash machine confrontation

A plucky pensioner fought back after a robber tried to steal the money he had just withdrawn from a cash machine.
By The Newsroom
Published 18th Feb 2020, 15:01 BST
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BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Handout screenshot dated 05/02/20 taken from CCTV issued by South Wales Police of a plucky pensioner who fought back after a robber tried to steal the cash he had just withdrawn from a cash machine

The 77-year-old squared up to the masked robber and threw several punches at him during the incident outside a Sainsbury’s supermarket in Colchester Avenue, Cardiff, on February 5.

South Wales Police said the victim was using the cash machine when he was approached by a white man demanding the cash and his bank card.

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The pensioner bravely fought off the suspect, who made off empty-handed towards the path leading to Colchester Avenue.

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Handout screenshot dated 05/02/20 taken from CCTV issued by South Wales Police of a plucky pensioner who fought back after a robber tried to steal the cash he had just withdrawn from a cash machineBEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Handout screenshot dated 05/02/20 taken from CCTV issued by South Wales Police of a plucky pensioner who fought back after a robber tried to steal the cash he had just withdrawn from a cash machine
BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Handout screenshot dated 05/02/20 taken from CCTV issued by South Wales Police of a plucky pensioner who fought back after a robber tried to steal the cash he had just withdrawn from a cash machine

Detective Constable Stephen Mayne, from South Wales Police, said: “The victim in this case showed great bravery, however he has been left shaken.

“We would encourage anyone who knows him to please come forward.”

The suspect was carrying a black ruck sack and was wearing a high-vis vest and black hat with a white motif on the front.