Robbers armed with axes steal charity money from pub
Staff were threatened with an axe and charity donations were stolen during an armed robbery at a Black Country pub.
West Midlands Police has launched an investigation following the robbery at the Seven Stars Pub in Sedgley, which happened just after midnight on Monday.
The owners of the pub on Gospel End Road had been closing up after a charity event when three men broke into the pub with an axe and demanded money from the till.
The man made off with cash from the till as well as money from the charity bucket, with a staff member suffering a minor injury during the incident.
So far nobody has been arrested over the robbery.
The pub received messages of support from all over the community after posting about the robbery on Facebook.
This included a statement from Dudley North MP Marco Longhi, who expressed his shock and offered assistance wherever he could.
He said: "This is shocking. Hope you are both ok and that the police are already on the case.
"Please let me know if I can help in any way."
A spokeswoman for West Midlands Police said: "We are investigating after armed men stole money from the Seven Stars Pub in Sedgley just after midnight yesterday (9 August).
"Three men armed with an axe demanded staff remove money from the till and made off with the cash, as well as money from a charity bucket.
"One staff member suffered a minor injury during the incident.
"Anyone who was in the area at the time or has information is urged to get in touch via Live Chat on our website or by calling 101 quoting 20/1586949/21."
