A brave mother and daughter were bruised after a gutsy attempt to stop hammer-wielding offenders as they fled the scene after robbing the Ellerslie Jewellers & Engravers jewellery store in Auckland.

“Like hell” they were getting away with it, Lesley said.

The two women ran after the group of masked offenders, as they ran to a parked car.

“It’s just what you do, and it encourages others to join in,” she said.

The two women were now at home icing their bruises. In the process of trying to stop the getaway car, Lesley had her foot run over, and Sydney’s hand was slammed in the door.

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