'Immense bravery' of man who tried to stop getaway vehicle

West Yorkshire Police published the footage after two criminals responsible for dragging the victim half-a-mile down a road were jailed.

Lisa Jane Burgess, 44, and Keith Wilcox, 41, both of Church Lane Avenue, in Outwood, Wakefield appeared at Leeds Crown Court today for sentencing.

Burgess, the driver, previously pleaded guilty to robbery, fraud, and causing injury by dangerous driving.

She was sentenced to three years behind bars and disqualified from driving for three-and-a-half years.

Wilcox pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment.

The ordeal began when Wilcox robbed a woman of her handbag in the car park of Morrisons, in Enterprise Way, Castleford, at around 2.15pm on September 1 this year.

He got into a black Vauxhall Corsa being driven by Burgess.

Lisa Jane Burgess, 44, of Church Lane Avenue, Outwood, Wakefield (Image: West Yorkshire Police) A member of the public, a man, decided to take action after seeing the robbery take place and jumped onto the bonnet of the car in an attempt to stop it.

But the criminal duo drove off and onto Lumley Street, in Castleford with the man still holding onto the vehicle.

He fell from the car at this point and Burgess drove off from the scene as the man tumbled into the middle of the road.

The victim suffered injuries to his head and body, including a number of fractured ribs.

Burgess attempted to use a bank card that was stolen in the robbery at a convenience store in Altofts.

Keith Wilcox, 41, of Church Lane Avenue, Outwood, Wakefield (Image: West Yorkshire Police) Police enquiries identified the Corsa as being registered to Burgess and the pair were both arrested later that evening.

Police Constable Natalie Carr, of Wakefield District Crime Team (DCT), said: “The male victim has shown immense bravery standing up against something that he knew to be wrong.

“We all have a part to play in challenging violence against women and girls and I know how thankful the female robbery victim is for his actions.

“Burgess has put this man in extreme danger by continuing to drive at speed knowing that he was holding on to the vehicle.

“Even with the knowledge that she had left a man injured in the road, this has not deterred her from attempting to use a bank card that was stolen in the robbery a short time later.

“Both Wilcox and Burgess are rightly now behind bars for their actions.”