Pub patrons fight back against thief with gun, knife

Pub patrons fight back against thief with gun, knife

Several patrons at a Newcastle pub bravely fought off a thief armed with a gun and a knife, with one man stabbed in the shoulder as he fought the robber off.Matthew Bourke entered the Boatrowers Hotel in Stockton on a Saturday night last year and attempted to rob the venue, pulling out a gun, which turned out to be a gel blaster, as he went behind the counter and plundered the till.However, he was confronted by one patron, who swung a barstool a…

Exclusive: Pub patrons fight back against would-be thief at Stockton

CCTV has been released of the moment pubgoers took on an armed bandit, during a failed robbery in Newcastle. The group performed a citizen’s arrest on the 31-year-old – the footage, obtained by NBN News during his sentencing.