Cheryl Gourlay, a store employee in Dunfermline, Scotland, reacted to an armed robbery in a viral video recorded by security cameras.
Cheryl Gourlay was praised by High Court judge Lord Scott after she reacted to an armed robbery at a store in Dunfermline, Scotland. The video went viral on social media.
The footage shows Cheryl and other store employees confronting the robber Robert Danskin, who was armed with a fake gun that looked very realistic, according to authorities.
He entered the establishment wearing a balaclava and demanded that Cheryl put the cash in a bag. Danskin attempted to assault her, but she prevented him from reaching the cash register.
Other employees saw the situation and joined in to help Cheryl. They took the gun from Danskin’s hand and subdued the robber until the police arrived.
Danskin pleaded guilty to assaulting Cheryl while wearing a mask. He told the store employee that he and his wife “had a debt to traffickers” of over $1,000 and that he wanted to be arrested to “feel safer.”
Judge Lord Scott stated that Danskin will be sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow in November.
Photos and video: X @Forever15AMF. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
This happened round the corner from my old house in Dunfermline today 😳 Well done to the lad who jumped the counter and put a stop to it, I believe he works in the shop and goes by the name Bob 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/1X6TtcEWiM
— Andrew MacKinnon Foundation #Forever15 (@Forever15AMF) June 13, 2024
