A Labour councillor and his wife were attacked with a knife during a failed robbery at their grocery shop in Birmingham. West Midlands Police have arrested a man aged 45 and a woman of 33 on suspicion of robbery.
CCTV from the incident shows a man brandishing the 12in blade when Uplands Fruits, Handsworth, was raided on Sunday afternoon. Chaman Lal, 65, and his wife, Vidya Wati, 68, were punched and threatened with the knife. Both were taken to hospital where Ms Wati was treated for a broken nose and Mr Lal for cuts to his hands.
The couple have run the shop for 30 years. Mr Lal said the attackers “came in saying they wanted to kill us. He had a big pointed blade, like a butcher’s knife”. The raiders fled empty-handed after the cash register jammed. Detectives are appealing for witnesses.
