A brave six-year-old girl has been praised by her father and the police after she attempted to stop an axe-wielding thug attacking an employee during a raid on her family’s shop.
Sarah Patel was captured on the shop’s CCTV footage trying to defend a staff member Jordan Byrt, 19, when a group of six men armed with axes and other weapons broke into the family’s electrical shop in Auckland, New Zealand.
The footage shows fearless Sarah running towards one of the attackers who is standing over the employee armed with an axe, and grabs his leg in an attempt to stop him.
The brave youngster is pushed away by the axe-wielding thug who continues to threaten the employee before kicking him. She then runs to her grandfather and helps him out of the room and away from danger.
Five of the offenders appeared in court charged with aggravated robbery, injuring with intent, and breaching bail while a sixth man is still on the run.