Girl uses her loaf to scare robber

An 11-year-old girl has scared off an armed robber by throwing bread at him with her father.

The masked robber had pulled out a knife in a supermarket in Sussex, but left empty-handed after being hit by the loaf and some bottles of squash.

Officers praised the pair’s bravery, but said they still need to track down the suspect.

Sussex Police said a man walked into an Express Supermarket in Worthing just before 10pm on Monday and demanded that staff empty the till.

But he got more than he bargained for when the girl and her father, who had been shopping at the time, spotted him and took action.

The dramatic encounter was captured on the shop’s CCTV.