• 4 years ago
The woman was targeted after she took out money from an ATM in Birmingham, but a quick-thinking man jumped to her defence and pushed the attacker up against a wall

This is the incredible moment fearless bystanders tackled a thug as he tried to mug a woman and steal her purse in broad daylight.

CCTV footage shows the woman holding onto her handbag as a man tries to run away with it.


The woman was targeted after she took out money from an ATM at Lloyds Bank in Handsworth, Birmingham.

However, a quick-thinking man jumped to her defence and pushed the attacker up against a wall.

Other passersby join in the scuffle, which is understood to have happened shortly after 4pm on Saturday.

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