Sarah Godsoe, who runs the Cherry Tree in Dereham, had gone outside with a female colleague to check on a man who was acting suspiciously in the car park area. She and the man then fell to the floor before she and her colleague were able to hurry back inside. Police were called and told Miss Godsoe to lock the Theatre Street pub, which had around 25 customers inside, until officers arrived. CCTV from outside the pub shows the pair talking to the man and trying to persuade him to move on, before the situation escalates. The moment Miss Godsoe disarms him happens just off screen.