Security Guard fought off machete-wielding gang

A security guard bravely fends off masked robbers who surround him, hacking at his bare arms with a machete and two carving knives.

The 53-year-old may never regain the full use of one hand after suffering deep cuts in the attack as he was unloading cash boxes at a supermarket.

After his partner - who remained inside the armoured van - refused to let the three thugs inside, they fled empty-handed.

The attack happened just after the van arrived for an early-morning delivery at the Co-op in Middleton, near Oldham.

In scenes captured by cameras on the sides of the van, the security officer was ambushed when he went outside.

Despite having only his helmet and stab-proof vest for protection, he stood up to the robbers.

In the chase that followed, one slashed him across the forearm, causing a deep cut.

The gang then turned to his partner, who despite being threatened refused to open the van door.

Detective Constable Nigel Humphreys, of Rochdale CID, said: "The guard was very brave but he has suffered badly for it."

Recently, firearms officers from Greater Manchester Police have been escorting some security vans after an upsurge in "cash-in-transit" robberies.

A Home Office-supported crackdown cut such attacks from 617 in the first half of 2007 to 442 in the second, according to the British Security Industry Association.

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