Betfred robbers escape with £4,000 takings

TWO masked men have made off with £4,000 in a raid on a village bookmakers’.

Staff at Betfred, on Muglet Lane, Maltby, were counting the day’s takings when the two armed men burst into the shop at around 7.35pm last night.

One of the men demanded that a member of staff open a door to allow access behind a counter protected by security screening.

But he kicked the door until the door frame gave way, allowing the robbers to get behind the counter.

A police spokesman said: “He asked the member of staff to put the money in a bag, which they did and he then left the premises with the other man who was holding the door open.

“The men left with approximately £4,000 in cash.”

Police have not revealed what kind of a weapon the men had, but they have iissued an appeal for witnesses to come forward.

Anyone with information should call South Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 998, of January 10.