Two shop workers managed to wrestle an axe-wielding armed raider as he attempted to rob a London convenience store . Errol Woodger , 28 , threatened one staff member behind the counter of the convenience store in Greenwich , south east London on October 13 , last . Woodger raced behind the counter and punched his victim . He then lashed out several times with his axe in a bid to force the man to open up the till . Errol Woodger right , races behind the counter to threaten the staff member beside the till . Woodger raises his axe as he threatens the staff member in the south east London shop . The 28-year-old criminal waved the axe at a second man , believed to be a customer , before returning his attention to the man behind the til . After 22 seconds , a second employee approached the scene was threatened by Woodger , who had a hooded top tightly secured around his head . A few seconds later , the first employee manages to grab the end of the axe and Woodger panics and tries to flee . Errol Woodger , 28 , from Greenwich , south east London was jailed for four years following the botched raid . The second worker races to the hatch at the end of the counter and tackles the raider . Both shop workers wrestle with Woodger , forcing him to the ground , narrowly avoiding a display of wine bottles . During the assault , Woodger kicked the man behind the counter several time and lashed out at the cash register with the axe in an effort to smash it open . Police arrived at the St Nicholas convenience store in Greenwich to find Woodger being pinned to the ground by the two shop assistants . The men , who are both in their late 30s , were treated at the scene for minor injuries . Woodger was later jailed for four years at Woolwich Crown Court late last month for attempted robbery and possession of an offensive weapon . Detective Constable Laura Hills of Greenwich CID said : 'This was a vicious attempt to rob the store and I would like to commend the victims for their extreme bravery in tackling and apprehending a man armed with an axe until police arrived . 'Greenwich will be a safer place with Woodger behind bars . ' Woodger attempted to rob the St Nicholas convenience store in Greenwich , pictured in October . Woodger tries to flee after the first man grabs his axe and a second worker approaches the counter . The two men grapple with Woodger and try to force him to the ground until the police arrive . Woodger had tried to smash open the cash register with the axe before his arrest . The two shop workers only suffered minor injuries despite facing down an axe-wielding attacker .
Two shop workers wrestled an axe attacker to the ground during robbery . Errol Woodger , 28 , from Greenwich , London was jailed for four years . Woodger attempted to smash open the shop 's cash register with his axe . He then ran out of the store and into a nearby car park where he jumped in before being chased by police who had been called after receiving reports that someone was armed. Greenwich will be a safer place with Woodger behind bars '