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A Selsey butcher who put himself at risk when he defended an independent business from armed burglars has been gifted a designer jacket for his heroics.

Utopia Designer, in High Street, fell victim to efforts of two burglars who smashed their way into the shop on Tuesday, October 5, before making off with more than £4,000 of stock and leaving more than £10,000 of damage in their wake.

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Devastating though the burglary was, thieves were thwarted in any attempts to grab yet more stock when Alan Emery, a butcher from Barnyard Butchers next door, heard the commotion and took the decision to investigate.

Brave butcher thanked after fending off machete-wielding thieves in Selsey