VIDEO: Armed intruder complains after Nanaimo teen responds with swing of a bat
NANAIMO — A would-be robber met stiff resistance when he walked into a local business armed with a knife.
The man entered Abbie’s Corner Store at 531 Second St. across from Fairview Community School around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, according to surveillance footage provided to NanaimoNewsNOW.
Co-owner Karen Lack said the suspect pulled out a knife and demanded cash, but her 14-year-old son was ready.
“My son (Jake) was up here working, he’s 14 but he’s 6’3″ at this point. The guy came in…had a knife and said ‘give me all your money’, showed him the knife and my son said ‘give me your what?’ As he’s doing that, he swung at him pretty good (with a baseball bat).”