Robber bitten in groin 3 times by SBT.

Robber bitten in groin three times by Staffordshire Bull Terrier as he tries to raid off-licence
Mother-of-two told robber: ´So you want to play with knives do you?´
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 4:40 PM on 28th June 2011

Tenacious twosome: Eve Watson and Cane, who fought off the knife-wielding robber

A bungling knife-wielding robber was sent running from an off-licence after the owner´s dog bit him three times in the groin.

Eve Watson was confronted with the would-be thief, who demanded she open the till at the Bargain Booze off-licence in Torquay, Devon.

But Mrs Watson fought off the robber with the help of her Staffordshire Bull Terrier Cane, who sent him fleeing by clamping his jaws on to the man´s crotch.

The terrier sank his jaws into his groin at least three times, while fearless Mrs Watson fought the man off with a craft knife.

The drama unfolded on Saturday afternoon when the offender, who Mrs Watson believes was not English, strolled in to the store and told her young assistant: ´I´ve got a knife. Open the till.´

Mrs Watson, 55, leapt to the defence of her colleague with the help of Cane, and soon scared him off.

Mrs Watson said: ´I told him he was having nothing and I grabbed him.

´My assistant was shouting and screaming by now. I then saw the craft knife and told him: ´So you want to play with knives do you?´

´We had a good old scrap and I think he cut his hand on the knife. Cane was jumping up and down and bit him at least three times where it really can hurt.

´I don´t think he drew blood though - but it must have hurt. In the end he leapt over the counter and ran off.´

Mrs Watson said her faithful dog had been earning extra biscuit treats by warding off would-be thieves and barking at shoplifters.

A few days earlier he barked at a shoplifter who was duly persuaded to return the cans of beers he had hidden down his front.


Mrs Watson added: ´He´s had a couple of extra biscuits from me in the last week. He´s deserved them.´

Police commended Mrs Watson for her brave actions adding that the man sought was a white male, aged 23-25 with fair, crew-cut hair.

He had an acne-marked face and was wearing jeans and dark trainers.

Mrs Watson, who was unscathed after her ordeal, reckoned her thwarted robber may not have been English.


Faithful friend: Mrs Watson says Staffie bull terrier Cane regularly barks at customers who attempt to shoplift

´The only words he spoke were the ones he repeated about having a knife and wanting the cash from the till.

´It´s almost as if he said it parrot fashion.

´You would expect him to say something when a dog was biting him between the legs, but he said nothing,´ she said.

Anyone with information about the incident, which happened at 1pm, should ring Det Con Dave Stamp at Torquay CID on 08452 777444, quoting crime FT/11/4000.

They can also use the confidential Crimestoppers number of 0800 555111.





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