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This video captures the moment a thug tried to smash the window of a Derby café with a brick - but instead saw the brick crumble before his eyes.

The yob tried to break through Game Knight's reinforced window several times but it did not yield against the attack.

Instead the window was so strong that it actually broke the culprit's weapon of choice.

Derbyshire police are investigating the incident and want to identify the person in the footage.

Game Knight, in Osmaston Road, Derby, is a community-run board game café and bar.

Vincent Courage, one of the two owners of Game Knight, said: “There’s been quite a few shops being broken into in Derby recently and until now we’ve not had it too bad. I think he was aiming to steal the till.

(Image: Derby Telegraph)

“It does make you feel a bit disgruntled to be honest.

“We are a community-driven business and we have a great group of diverse people who come here. They might not have anywhere else to go to play games and they were all disheartened about it.

“But all we can say is that this is a sign of the times.

“At the end of the day I would like to try to make people understand that when you are dealing with small businesses, it is doubly hard to recover.

“The cost of replacing this window isn’t too bad, only around £225, but for a smaller business that could be really damaging.”

This incident happened on Saturday, October 6 at 4.39am.

At one point in the video, the individual can be seen handing half of a broken brick to an accomplice before continuing his assault with the remaining half.

A Derbyshire police spokesperson said: “The footage shows a man throwing a brick at the window of a business in Derby, which will now face the repair cost as a result of one person’s actions.

(Image: Derby Telegraph)

“It is criminal damage and we are investigating the circumstances so the person responsible can be brought to justice for their actions."

Anyone recognising the people in the footage are urged to call police on 101 quoting reference 18000479564.

They can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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