Sainsbury’s manager disarms knife-wielding robber after he walks up to the counter brandishing huge blade and demands cash… and then throws a tantrum, grabs a beer and storms off

• Stefan Clark, 39, attempted to rob store in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire
• Hooded thug jumped on the counter and punched staff member in the face
• Worker grabbed robber’s knife and shoved him; Clark pushed items onto floor
•  Clark later rang police and confessed; he was sentenced to nearly three years

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A Sainsbury’s shop manager disarmed a knife-wielding robber and pushed him off his counter – after which the thug threw a tantrum, grabbed a beer and walked away.

CCTV footage shows Stefan Clark walking towards the counter at the branch in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, before mounting it and brandishing a large knife at the member of staff and demanding money.

The brave worker then confronts 39-year-old Clark, who drags the knife down his victim’s arm and punches him in the face.

Knife-wielding robber Stefan Clark approaches the till at the Sainsbury’s store in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire and demands money

Clark, 39, attempts to jump on the counter and then punches the shop worker in the face

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The heroic shop worker manages to take the knife away from the robber and shoves him back

The thug then pushes items near the till onto the floor in a hissy fit and walks off – after grabbing a bottle of beer

Stefan Clark (above) left the Sainsbury’s store in the afternoon of January 25 but later rang police and admitted to attempting to rob the shop

Incredibly, the employee grabs the knife from the hooded criminal and shoves him away.

Words are exchanged between the pair, with Clark throwing items from the shelves onto the floor in what seems like a tantrum at having the weapon taken from him.

He then seems to give up and walks away.

Clark left the Sainsbury’s store in the afternoon of January 25 with one bottle of beer but later rang police and admitted to attempting to rob the shop.

During police interview, he claimed he could not remember exactly what he had done on the day.

However, he went on to plead guilty to attempted robbery and possession of an offensive weapon at Cambridge Crown Court on Tuesday, March 12.

Clark, from Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, was sentenced to 32 months and 16 months respectively, with the sentences to run alongside each other.

Detective Constable Karen Lunn said: ‘Thankfully, the victim has managed to escape without injury but this was a terrifying incident which left him shaken and shocked.’ 

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