A Brisbane resident recently showcased remarkable courage, just weeks after concluding his cancer treatment, by defending his store from violent robbers using a machete.
Andrew, the store owner, was attending to what he believed was a routine delivery at his cash-for-gold shop in Clayfield, shortly before 8 a.m. That assumption was shattered when two assailants, their identities obscured by helmets, forcibly entered through the front door.
The 68-year-old was struck on the head with a hammer but showed no signs of backing down. Instead, he instinctively reached for a machete he keeps on hand for such emergencies.
“One hit to the head sent me sort of a bit crazy,” Andrew recounted, underscoring the adrenaline-fueled moment captured by CCTV.
“One hit to the head sent me sort of a bit crazy,” he said.
CCTV captured the moment Andrew pulled out a large machete, which he keeps for protection.
“I don’t think they would have thought that I would have fought back the way I did,” he said.
Andrew swung the machete as the pair advanced towards him. He was able to push them away, but did suffer some blows in the process.
He had also recently undergone a head operation to treat a severe cancer.
“I’m not a young guy, I’m not in the best of health, I’m not in the best of fitness, but I do have the will to protect mine and my own,” he said.
“And my dogs were very high on my list of priorities. I didn’t want them to get hurt in any way.”
The two armed thieves left empty-handed and remain on the run. They are believed to be injured as drops of blood were left trailing from the scene.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. 
