Jerry Sorani says he came to Canada from Iraq as a refugee 30 years ago for a better life.
A rise in carjackings, robberies and home invasions across the Greater Toronto Area, however, has left him worried about the future of the country he now calls home.
He decided to share surveillance video of an attempted smash-and-grab robbery at his Markham jewelry story “Jewellery Forever” on Instagram two days ago with the caption, “The only jeweller who fought back in the GTA”.
Sorani says he did not want the thieves to get away with his valuables and in the moment, decided to intervene.
In the surveillance video, three people in hoodies and masks walk into his store at Markville Mallbefore one begins smashing a glass display case filled with jewelry with a hammer. Sorani then comes out from behind the counter, swinging a broomstick and striking one of the suspects four times on his shoulder. All three suspects quickly leave the business …