A man throws a helmet in the face of a thief and prevents the theft of a motorcycle (VIDEO)

The offender lost his balance from the strong blow and fell to the ground, before running away to avoid being caught.

A motorcycle taxi driver threw his helmet in the face of a thief to prevent him from stealing a motorcycle from a colleague.

The incident occurred on February 11 in the municipality of Jaboatao dos Guararapes, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.

Images recorded by the security camera of a store show the moment in which the man throws the helmet at the offender, who loses his balance due to the strong blow and falls to the floor. Getting up he makes a move as if to grab a gun from his waist, but finally runs away to avoid being caugh

The motorcycle taxi driver told the UOL portal that when he saw that the thief took the motorcycle, he decided without thinking to throw his helmet at him to avoid theft.

According to the media, the owner of the motorcycle did not report the incident to the authorities, however, the Pernambuco Civil Police is investigating the case.