An afternoon of relative calm is shattered as security guards at West Orchards Shopping Centre rush to deal with reports of two ‘kamikaze’ shoplifters caught within seconds of each other.

After we descend several levels, one of the suspected thieves appears pale and subdued as he stares into the distance a few paces from his intended spoils — a hand basket full of Lurpak butter.

Outside, an aggressive man with a bag full of stolen Cathedral City Cheddar is being apprehended and brought back to a storage area in an Iceland store at the bustling mall in Coventry.

He swears at the five security guards present and at several points appears about to flex his arms upwards before three members of the team eventually pin him to the floor, awaiting police.

Two of the black jackets have arrived

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