Shoppers stepped in after thugs threatened girl in Asda automobile park
A group of ‘good Samaritan’ shoppers have been praised after fending off masked thugs attempting to steal a woman’s car in an Asda car park.
The shameless gang targeted a lone woman who was getting into her car after grabbing groceries from an Asda superstore in Great Barr, Birmingham just after 7pm on Monday, August 19.
The two masked men threatened her with a weapon ‘in front of everyone’ in a brutal attempt to get her keys, before an onlooker tried to stop the carjacking.
The brave man flung himself at the thugs who assaulted him before they fled the scene in the woman’s car.
A video of the terrifying incident was shared by an anonymous poster in Facebook community group ‘B44 Neighbourhood Alerts’.
A woman could be heard in the background of the clip shouting ‘smile’ as she ran alongside the stolen car and filmed the masked man inside.
The attempted carjacking took place in the carpark of an Asda superstore (pictured) in Great Barr, Birmingham on August 19
Two masked men approached a lone woman as she was getting into her vehicle in the car park (pictured) at around 7pm on Monday
The anonymous poster wrote: ‘Please be on high alert – attempted car robbery at ASDA Queslett car park in front of everyone. Attacked the female owner for her keys.
‘Luckily I ran at them when I heard her screaming and caught these before he got scared off by us and ran out the car back to his mate on a bike further up the car park.
‘They were carrying screwdrivers [and] swung at a man and knocked him down first though. Absolute thugs.’
Locals were quick to praise the ‘good Samaritans’ in the comment section below the post.
One person wrote: ‘Wow – so brave’.
Another said: ‘Big up to those that helped. Nowhere safe – sad.’
West Midlands Police said it was investigating the incident.
A force spokesperson said: ‘We’re investigating following an attempted carjacking off Old Horns Crescent, Great Barr, just after 7pm on August 19.
‘A woman was threatened with a weapon after being confronted by two masked men. A man who went to assist her was assaulted and sustained facial injuries. The would-be thieves then made off.
‘Anyone with information is asked to contact us via Live Chat on our website, or by calling 101, and quote 20/773656/24.’
