Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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This is the moment Lee Mellinger attempted to rob a local convenience store in MK at knife point.

But he had not reckoned with meeting a brave shop worker, who refused to hand over money, despite being threatened.

Mellinger eventually got behind the counter and made off with just £20 from the till.

He was arrested and charged in October and has now been jailed for 8 1/2 years

Full story: thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2023/february/20-20-2023/man-sentenced-to-prison-for-robbery-and-weapons-offence--milton-keynes