Police are hunting an armed robber who was forced to flee empty-handed after a hero shop assistant fought him off - by holding him in a powerful bear hug.
The masked thug struck at Hob Moor News in Small Heath at 3pm on Thursday, March 10, and demanded cash after pulling out a terrifying metal bar.
But the store assistant, 30, turned the tables by tackling the robber and holding onto him in a bear hug for almost a minute.
The desperate crook managed to wrestle free to flee the bungled raid only when a customer walked in and left the door ajar.
Store boss Choudhry Khan, 38, said the brave assistant, who does not want to be named, suffered minor hand and mouth injuries - but is now back at work.
