CCTV footage has captured the moment a store worker repelled two suspected armed robbers from a central Queensland petrol station by throwing a metal stool. 9News
The camera filmed as two masked people left an allegedly stolen Volkswagen before entering a store in Marian, near Mackay, in the early hours of Sunday morning.The 37-year-old employee grabbed a metal stool and threw it at one of the intruders.Video appears to show the two people waving a knife and a meat cleaver at a 37-year-old employee, who police said they asked for money.
The worker refuses and instead launches a metal stool at one of the intruders, who are then seen fleeing the Anzac Avenue store.Police alleged they were later called to Mount Pleasant, Mackay, where two people had broken into a convenience store by smashing the glass front door.CCTV footage shows two people, one wearing a white hat and gloves.Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
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