Video shows women with meat cleaver and knife raiding post office
Written by News on 14/06/2017
Footage has emerged of two female robbers wielding a knife and a meat cleaver as they raided a post office.
The pair used a milk crate to jam open the shutters of the shop in Kings Heath, Birmingham, before one of them lunged forward and slashed her meat cleaver towards a cashier.
CCTV footage shows the pair jumping over the cashier’s desk and threatening staff to open the tills.
One told the cashier "open the till", before adding: "faster, faster!"
The pair escaped with hundreds of pounds.
Detective Constable David Cockbill said staff were left "very shaken".
He said: "No injuries were reported despite the use of weapons.
"As part of the investigation we’ve examined CCTV and audio of the incident and we are confident the two suspects are female.
"We have chosen to release the clip to the public in a bid to help us identify the two people responsible."
Anyone with information can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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