Brave Ayr chippy boss wrestles gunman in armed robbery

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A brave Ayr chip shop owner made a citizen’s arrest against an armed gunman who was attempting to rob his shop. Ali Cobanoglu and wife Havva, owners of Lucky Star chip shop on Ayr’s George Street, came face-to-face with a gunman last Tuesday night who attempted to rob their takeaway while the couple were closing up.Quick-thinking Ali, 61, threw the man — who was wearing a cap and face mask and demanding money be put into a bag — to the ground and held him down while a terrified Havva, 41, ran outside shouting for help.Ali said his split-second decision to apprehend the man was like reacting to an electric shock in his body.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.

He told Ayrshire Live : “It was a nightmare. The guy came into the shop, had a gun in his hand and said, ‘just empty the till’. “He had a bag and put it in front of me and said, ‘put money into the bag’.“I told him: 'We’ve got cameras, the police are going to catch you'.“And he said, ‘I don’t f****** care, just put money into the bag’.“My wife was shaking and wasn’t far away from him and said, ‘Ali, just give him the money’.“As soon as she said that he looked at her and that’s when I grabbed him down.“I don’t know how I grabbed him down.

It was just one second like I got an electric shock. As soon as I put him down he had no chance to move about.”Havva then went outside shouting for help and managed to flag