A man who defended a dairy against three males welding a machete and a knife has been both celebrated and scolded for his heroic efforts.
When Kirti Patel began his day at 5.30 on Wednesday morning he had no idea that minutes later he would be defending his family from an aggravated robbery.
Mr Patel was putting signs out at his daughter's Meeanee Store in Meeanee early Wednesday morning when he looked up to see three males running towards him armed with weapons.
Realising his wife, Rupal Patel, was inside the store he jumped into action to fend off the robbers.
"He said he could tell by the way they ran at him that it was serious. One of them actually came into the store, luckily it was only one. He managed to defend the store against the two others outside," she said.