A man was wrestled to the ground by members of the public after a woman was threatened with a knife.
The incident happened yesterday at around 11:30 am in the Asda car park on Abdingdon road in Walton .
Police said a man approached the woman and demanded her handbag and car keys just after she had put her daughter in her car.
The woman refused and a "struggle" is said to have followed, which is when members of the public saw that he was holding a knife.
The woman "was not injured" during the attempted robbery and the man is then reported to have fled, pursued by members of the public who wrestled him to the ground, as dramatic pictures from an eyewitness show.
Officers attended and arrested a man who was taken a police station to be interviewed.
Police said he was also arrested on suspicion of attempted child abduction.
A police spokesman said: "We arrested a man after an attempted robbery in Walton yesterday (Sunday 15 March).
"At around 11.30am, a man approached a woman, 40, in the car park of Asda on Abingdon Road in Walton just after she put her daughter in the car.
"The man demanded her handbag and car keys. When the woman refused, a struggle followed and the man was seen holding a knife. The woman was not injured during the incident.
"The offender then ran away but was pursued and detained by members of the public.
"Officers attended and a 41-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and attempted child abduction. He has been taken to a police station to be interviewed.”
Anyone with any further information should contact Merseyside Police social media desk via Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’. You can also call 101 quoting incident reference 20000162834 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website .
