A brave seven-year-old boy clutching a stuffed toy was captured on CCTV landing two left-hooks on an armed robber during a shop raid.
Footage shows two armed suspects storming the video games store in the town of Silver Spring near Washington DC in the US – before pointing a gun at staff members.
In the CCTV, released by local police, a young boy is seen strolling around the shop before stopping and staring at the robbers as they head for the cash desk.
Toy doll in hand, he is then seen gamely punching one of the crooks at least two times before being dragged out of frame.
According to his father, the robber then took the child to his parents where he was ordered to lay on the floor.
The dad, whose identity has not been revealed in reports, said of the encounter: “He punched him.
“Two left hooks while holding the Yoshi doll.”
He told the Washington Post: “It was a terrifying situation. You just want to grab them and hold them tight to you, and you want it to end, quickly.”
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