He wrestled Mohebbi from shop and detained him while waiting for police

This is the moment an incredibly brave delivery driver risked his own life to tackle an armed robber holding up a Chinese takeaway.

Josef Gunar, who was described by a judge as a 'very brave and gallant gentleman', raced into the shop in Enfield, North London to take on gun-wielding Mahmoud Mohebbi, 37.

After grappling with the robber and removing him from the premises, Mr Gunar then detained him while waiting for police to arrive at the scene.

Shocking CCTV footage showed Mahmoud Mohebbi, 37, pointing the gun at takeaway owner Nanshang Chen

Mohebbi, who had donned a mask and gloves, demanded money on September 9 last year, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard

Mohebbi had donned a mask and gloves before entering the Rainbow City takeaway armed with a blank-firing revolver.

Shocking CCTV footage showed Mohebbi pointing the gun at owner Nanshang Chen and demanding money on September 9 last year, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard.

'Mr Chen was about to submit when Josef Gunar, delivery driver for the restaurant, intervened selflessly and with no regard for his personal safety to tackle Mr Mohebbi,' said prosecutor Max Hardy.

'He had been sitting in his car and noticed Mr Mohebbi behaving suspiciously outside the restaurant before going in.'

Mr Gunar wrestled Mohebbi into the street who pleaded: 'Please, brother, let me go, my children are very hungry, please let me go.'

Firearms officers attended soon after to find the gunman still being restrained.

Josef Gunar was captured on CCTV racing into the building in Enfield to take on the armed robber

Mr Gunar risked his own life by grappling with the robber and removing him from the Rainbow City takeaway

The gun, which Mohebbi confessed was fake, was tested following his arrest and found to be an Italian-made BBM Olympic 6 blank-firing.22 calibre revolver.

The firearm had been painted black over its original orange to disguise it. Inside there were five unfired blank cartridges, which were found to be in working order.

Mohebbi initially claimed he had been coerced into committing the robbery but that basis of plea was dismissed by Judge John Lafferty.

Accepting Mohebbi was 'having a hard time in prison' the judge felt that five years was the shortest jail sentence possible he could pass taking into account his guilty pleas.

Mr Gunar was also singled out for praise in an address delivered after Mohebbi was sent down.

Mr Gunar wrestled Mohebbi into the street who pleaded: 'Please, brother, let me go, my children are very hungry, please let me go'

The takeaway driver detained Mohebbi while waiting for police officers to arrive at the scene in North London

Judge Lafferty said: 'Mr Gunar did not simply call the police as he might have been expected to do.

'He got out of his car and he entered the takeaway because his employer was in there being threatened by Mr Mohebbi with what he thought was a real firearm.

'Mr Gunar is a very brave and gallant gentleman. He could easily have sat on the other side of the street and discharged his civic duty by calling the police.'

Mohebbi, of Flat 5, Collinson Court, 1B, The General's Walk, Enfield, was jailed for five years for attempted robbery with two years concurrent for possessing an imitation firearm.

An order for the forfeiture and destruction of the weapon was granted.

Mr Gunar was singled out for praise in an address delivered by Judge John Lafferty after Mohebbi was sent down