This is the moment a man attempts to rob a petrol station armed with a can of Red Bull.

The intruder is caught on CCTV wearing a black 'raiders' cap as he jumped over the counter and struggled with the shop assistant.

The man, believed to be in his late teens, pushed the cashier out the way and tried to open a locked till.

As a customer watches, he then leaps over the shop counter and fleeing empty-handed - but still clutching the drink can.

Police were called to the attempted robbery in Dagenham, east London, on Friday September 2 at around 7.30pm and have released CCTV footage in a bid to trace the culprit.

The suspect is described as a white man of slim build in his late teens with blond hair and was carrying a black 'raiders' cap and a black bag.