A desperate thief held a knife to the throat of a brave security guard who blocked his escape.

Wayne Driscoll, left, stood his ground and refused to move from a doorway, despite repeated threats that he would be stabbed.

Mr Driscoll’s bravery has now been praised by a judge — while knife-wielding bur- glar Anthony Webb was jailed for two years.

The security guard at the University of Bolton pre- vented Webb from leaving the administration area he was trying to steal from.

Last night, the 48-year-old married father said he was just doing his job and insisted he was no hero. Mr Driscoll, who has been working at the Uni- versity of Bolton for the past seven-and-a-half- years, said: “I feel good that what I did and the police did led to him being caught and locked away for two years.”

He added: “I was not worried when I saw the knife—itiswhatIam trained to do. I am not brave, I was doing my job.”

At Bolton Crown Court yesterday, as Judge Charles Bloom QC jailed Webb, he praised Mr Driscoll.

“He was a very, very brave man. With com- mendable bravery, he stood his ground,” said Judge Bloom.

Geoffrey Southcote- Want, prosecuting, played the court CCTV footage which showed the confrontation just before 10am on Saturday, October 22.

He said Webb entered the building and took food from the kitchen as well as a knife, and also intended to steal electri- cal items.