Sunday, December 07, 2008

Pub Employee Fights Back

21-year-old martial arts expert...? Yeah, right.

UK -- October 24, lep.co.uk had a news article about 21-year-old Richard Sedgewick, described as a "martial arts expert" who tackled a hammer-wielding thug and stopped him raiding a pub. Great going, I'm sure. But a martial arts expert...?

The Preston physiotherapist was reportedly working at his second job in a Royton pub, when three armed raiders burst in.

During the 11:20 p.m. Sunday raid, customers and staff were threatened with a machete, hammer and golf club.

Richard (who practices taekwondo) was, with the help of a second staff member, able to overpower one of the robbers, take him to the floor and disarm him.

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