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Thomas George

WATCH: Shocking footage captures moment woman is 'robbed at knifepoint' in shop car park

Shocking footage captures the moment a woman is 'robbed at knifepoint' in a shop car park.

The victim was targeted behind AMC Furniture in Oldham Road, Failsworth, at about 2.50pm last Friday (March 4).

The woman - believed to be a member of staff - was punched by a man in a high-vis jacket before having a sum of cash stolen.

READ MORE: Dramatic footage captures moment woman is robbed at knifepoint in shop car park

In the footage, the woman can be seen approaching her car as the culprit run towards her.

As she opens the car door, a struggle ensues in which the woman is punched and robbed.

A silver car then pulls up next to the woman's vehicle and the attacker climbs in.

The vehicle can then be seen driving away from the scene.

The footage was shared on Facebook by AMC Furniture's owner, Arron McAdams, who offered a reward for information on those responsible.

In the appeal, he said: "A member of my staff today was robbed at knife point behind AMC FURNITURE in failsworth at around 2:50pm.

CCTV footage captures the moment a woman was 'robbed at knifepoint' outside AMC Furniture in Failsworth (Arron McAdams)

"She was punched and slashed and an amount of cash was stolen."

Greater Manchester Police said officers had questioned a 43-year-old man on suspicion of robbery following the incident.

The force said the man had since been released on bail pending further enquiries.

Anyone with information is urged to report it to GMP online or via 101 quoting incident 1792 of 04/03/2022.

Details can also be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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