A brave teen came to a 63-year-old man's aid when a thug tried to rob him of money at a cash point.
Drug-fuelled Damon Clark targeted the victim in Newcastle City Centre as he withdrew £250 one afternoon in March this year. A court heard that the 36-year-old repeatedly tried to grab the cash as the man held on to it before launching himself against him while shouting "just give it".
An 18-year-old girl witnessed what was happening and, along with another, tried to intervene, forcing Clark to flee the scene after claiming he was "only trying to help" the victim. The teenager took the male to a nearby pub to sit down but later spotted Clark on nearby Clayton Street and detained him while police arrived, prosecutors said.
