Gutsy Chinese shopworker refuses to be bullied by knife-wielding robber
Woman unfazed by armed suspect and even chases after him when he runs out with stolen goods
A would-be armed robber got more than he bargained for when he came up against a determined shopworker in east China, state media reported.
Footage from a surveillance camera in a convenience store in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, shows a man placing a selection of items on the counter in front of the cashier about 4am on Sunday morning. But instead of paying for them, he pulls out a knife and points it at the woman and then at the till, CCTV reported the same day.
The cashier, however – identified as a woman surnamed Wang – was unfazed by the situation and stood her ground.
“I won’t give you any money,” she is heard saying on the footage after shouting to a workmate to call the police.
“Try to rob [me] if you have the guts,” she said.
Her words worked, and the 22-year-old knifeman, surnamed Liu, picked up his items and made for the exit.