Blackbelt Mairi Kerin, 42, had been buying chocolates at a shop in Telford, Shropshire, when a man blocked the exit and demanded money from the cash register, before she intervened ...

A black belt shopper wearing heels stopped an armed robbery at a convenience store by karate kicking the assailant.

A have-a-go-hero karate coach has told how she sent a would-be robber packing empty-handed from a shop - in her new high heels. Black belt Mairi Kerin, 42, had been buying chocolates when a man ...

Mairi, a black belt in karate, was buying chocolates at the store when the incident happened. West Mercia Police said it was her “quick thinking” that led to the “wannabe thief” leaving ...

She was the only girl among 59 boys ... Tulee became the first Bangladeshi woman to receive a black belt in Shotokan Karate. She was tested twice to silence any doubts about a female earning ...