Dramatic CCTV captures machete-wielding teenager snatching till from Subway store

Hannah Al-Othman4 December 2015
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Dramatic CCTV footage has captured the moment a boy raided a Subway restaurant armed with a machete before being tackled to the ground by two police officers as he tried to make his escape.

The hoodie-wearing teenager threatened the shop worker with the weapon before ripping out the cash till from the restaurant, in Greater Manchester.

As he tried to flee the scene, the 16-year-old threw the heavy till at the heads of two police officers who confronted him.

He missed and the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was tackled to the ground and arrested on suspicion of robbery and assault to resist arrest.

The teenage robber was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on Thursday to a 12-month detention order followed by a six month training and supervision order after admitting both charges.

Chief Inspector Mark Dexter of Specialist Operations said: “The boy went into the shop armed with a machete and threatened staff using violence and intimidation.

"He thought he had gotten away with it and was shocked to find officers waiting for him at the door.

“When he realised he had been caught, he even threw the cash-till at the officer's heads and it was fortunate that it missed.

“I hope the sentence shows that if you commit such acts of violence, we will catch you and justice will be done.”

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