Shopkeeper uses karate skills to tackle attempted robber

A man apparently trying to carry out an armed robbery on a corner shop on Christmas Eve ended up pinned to the floor by the shopkeeper – a black belt in karate – and “begging” to be released.CCTV footage showed the man threatening Sibu Kuruvilla and an assistant with what appeared to be a pistol inside the shop, before being thrown to the floor.Despite the assailant’s pleas, Kuruvilla held him down for about a quarter of an hour – refusing to let him go in cas