Fearless gran sees off knife raider
A fearless granny has told how she bravely stood up to a knife-wielding robber after he burst into her store and demanded cash from the tills.
Gutsy Ann Dix was behind the counter at Stowmarket party suppliers Phosphene when the man thrust a nine-inch carving knife towards her and said: “Put the money in the bag.”
But the knifeman got more than he bargained for when Mrs Dix refused and, grabbing a knife she had nearby, replied: “If you use yours, I'll use mine.”
The startled robber, whose face was covered by a scarf and a hooded jumper, repeated his demand three times, before giving up and fleeing on foot.
Mrs Dix, a Stowmarket-born grandmother-of-three, said: “I have been through so much this year I just thought 'that's it'.
“I recently lost my mother and it really hit me. Two other people I know also died and my husband is waiting for heart surgery. I work 50 or 60 hours a week building up the business and I wasn't going to let him get away with any money.”
With video interview with Mrs Dix.
Gutsy Ann Dix was behind the counter at Stowmarket party suppliers Phosphene when the man thrust a nine-inch carving knife towards her and said: “Put the money in the bag.”
But the knifeman got more than he bargained for when Mrs Dix refused and, grabbing a knife she had nearby, replied: “If you use yours, I'll use mine.”
The startled robber, whose face was covered by a scarf and a hooded jumper, repeated his demand three times, before giving up and fleeing on foot.
Mrs Dix, a Stowmarket-born grandmother-of-three, said: “I have been through so much this year I just thought 'that's it'.
“I recently lost my mother and it really hit me. Two other people I know also died and my husband is waiting for heart surgery. I work 50 or 60 hours a week building up the business and I wasn't going to let him get away with any money.”
With video interview with Mrs Dix.
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