Police hunt knife and fork robber

Gwent Police are hunting a robber who held up a petrol station by threatening the cashier with a knife and fork.

Cashier Glyn Edwards, 53, was on the night shift at the Texaco garage in Newport when the raider struck.

He said: "He came to the counter with a can of coke in his hand and I thought I was going to pay for it.

"But he suddenly pulled out a knife and fork and told me to hand over the cash.

"I thought he was joking - the way he was holding them it made me feel like a joint of roast beef!"

But Glyn realised the robber was serious when he jabbed the knife at him and ordered him to open the till.

The robber was caught on closed-circuit TV cameras

Glyn said: "It was an ordinary household knife and fork but he could have done some serious damage with it.

"He had the knife and I didn't so I went along with his demands.

"I did everything very slowly in the hope that someone would come along."

The robber, aged about 20, escaped with £210 in cash and £50 worth of cigarettes in the raid at BST 0230.

Detective Inspector Andy Watts, of Newport CID, said: "It was a real carve- up.

"The knife and fork were the sort of thing you can find in any kitchen but they could still cause serious injuries."