CCTV footage shows the man bursting into Pitville Convenience Store and demanding that shop owner Dolly Karim, 75, hand over the till
THIS is the horrifying moment a thug brandishing a screwdriver stormed into a newsagents... but was fought off by its elderly owners.
CCTV footage showing the raid sees the man bursting into the Pitville Convenience Store while holding the tool in a threatening manner.
The yob demands that shop owner Dolly Karim, 75, hand over the till, but the brave gran-of-eight refuses.
Instead, she picks up a wooden stick stashed behind the counter and begins to defend her business.
The man grabs the till unit off the counter and tries to make his escape.
However before he can make a quick exit from the shop, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Dolly's husband Gulamai Karim, 76, rugby tackles him.
The thug then gets to his feet and runs off - leaving the till behind.
Dolly and Gulamai were shaken but not seriously injured, with Dolly only suffering a cut to her hand.
Cops are now probing the incident, which took place at 8.30pm on Sunday.
The couple's daughter-in-law, Ash Karim, 35, said: "This man came up to the counter and he pointed the screwdriver at her and demanded the money from the till.
"She turned around and went to grab this little stick in self defence.
"Then he literally grabbed the till from the counter and picked it up.
"She is hitting him at the same time and he started to walk off.
"My father-in-law was sitting in a chair towards the back of the shop and he heard her screaming and saw the guy.
"He jumped on him from the back and tackled him down to the ground. The man then dropped the weapon and ran straight out of the shop.
"My mother and father in law are in their seventies but they are quite fit and healthy. My mother-in-law is quite shaken but we just want to raise awareness about it.
"Nothing like this has happened before. I think my father-in-law is so brave for doing it.
"It's quite worrying at the same time. The guy landed on top of him and there's a little step there - he couldn't smacked his head against it.
"He is a hero for doing what he did, but as a family it could've gone the other way.
"It all happened so quickly - luckily he didn't hurt himself.
"I hope we can catch the people who did it."
Police officers are investigating the raid.
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