Ann Withers said she lost her temper with the thieves wen they began attacking her boss, Guljinder Hayer, with hammers after he refused to give them cash, The Telegraph reported Friday.

"They turned pale and ran away as soon as I started hitting them with the broom," she said.

"They weren't going to get anything out of this shop. It was horrific the way they were hitting Guljinder 'round the head with the hammer. I was just waiting for the right time to grab the broom and take them on."

The three suspects fled the scene after Withers got a few good hits in.

"If they ever come back it won't be a broom, it will be a baseball bat that I'm hitting them with," she said.

Hayer praised his employee and credited her with saving his life.

"Ann is a real hero," he said. "She was throwing the broom towards them to get them off me. She really saved the day."