<p>A 38-year-old former Gurkha soldier in the UK has shown steely courage to hold on to a mugger and help the police arrest him despite suffering a knife wound.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Shop owner Taitex Phlamachha, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and a second-dan black belt in karate, had just been to a cash point with his wife when he was pushed up against a wall and told to 'hand over the money' or get stabbed, the Daily mail reported.<br /><br />Phlamachha from Maidstone, Kent, and a Gurkha with Maidstone's 36 Engineers for 13 years, said, "I tried to warn him, 'Don't mess with Gurkhas. We're trained to fight.' But he didn't listen".<br /><br />The tussling pair fell to the ground and the mugger knelt on Phlamachha's chest before trying to stab him in the stomach four or five times.<br /><br />But the Gurkha blocked him, then disabled the knifeman with a kick before holding on to his clothes with one arm.<br /><br />During the struggle he was able to free his mobile phone from his pocket and throw it to his wife, who called the police.<br /><br />Phlamachha was treated for serious injuries at Maidstone Hospital following the incident on October 7, the police said.<br /><br />Jamie Hall, 39, of Fairmeadow in Maidstone, has been charged with attempted robbery, grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of an offensive weapon and common assault.<br />A spokesperson for Kent Police said he has been remanded in prison to appear at Maidstone Crown Court for his next hearing.</p>
<p>A 38-year-old former Gurkha soldier in the UK has shown steely courage to hold on to a mugger and help the police arrest him despite suffering a knife wound.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Shop owner Taitex Phlamachha, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and a second-dan black belt in karate, had just been to a cash point with his wife when he was pushed up against a wall and told to 'hand over the money' or get stabbed, the Daily mail reported.<br /><br />Phlamachha from Maidstone, Kent, and a Gurkha with Maidstone's 36 Engineers for 13 years, said, "I tried to warn him, 'Don't mess with Gurkhas. We're trained to fight.' But he didn't listen".<br /><br />The tussling pair fell to the ground and the mugger knelt on Phlamachha's chest before trying to stab him in the stomach four or five times.<br /><br />But the Gurkha blocked him, then disabled the knifeman with a kick before holding on to his clothes with one arm.<br /><br />During the struggle he was able to free his mobile phone from his pocket and throw it to his wife, who called the police.<br /><br />Phlamachha was treated for serious injuries at Maidstone Hospital following the incident on October 7, the police said.<br /><br />Jamie Hall, 39, of Fairmeadow in Maidstone, has been charged with attempted robbery, grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of an offensive weapon and common assault.<br />A spokesperson for Kent Police said he has been remanded in prison to appear at Maidstone Crown Court for his next hearing.</p>