Robbers threaten to shoot cashier

The shop was the second Coral's robbery in Ewell in three weeks

A 20-year-old woman cashier was subjected to a "terrifying ordeal" by three men who threatened to shoot her during a robbery at a bookmaker's.

The men jumped over the counter at Corals in High Street, Ewell, Surrey on Thursday morning when the woman was alone and emptied cash from the tills.

They then demanded she unlocked the cash drawers of four games machines.

"This was a nasty incident which traumatised the victim," said Det Con Trudie Harrison.

"She was subjected to a terrifying ordeal.

"Fortunately she was not injured but it is clear we need to identify and arrest these men to prevent them from committing further offences."

The cashier did not actually see a gun before the three men left with a large sum of money and escaped in a waiting red Mazda car.

Detectives are viewing CCTV footage of the incident and appealed to anyone who was in the High Street between 1030 BST and 1045 BST or who saw the car drive away from the scene to come forward.

The robbers were all described as black and wearing black jackets with the hoods up so their faces were concealed.

The robbery is not being linked with an armed robbery at Corals in Chessington Road, Ewell on 23 March.