A heroic shop assistant who fought off a knife-wielding female robber yesterday (Thurs) said he didn't strike her - because he would never "hit a woman". Michael Whybrow, 59, endured a terrifying 30-minute ordeal which was caught on CCTV at the Murco Garage in Brookfield Road, South Ashford, with a judge likening it to a famous horror film. The 59-year-old's hand was badly slashed in the attack, but he refused to hand over the cash -- despite his assailant repeatedly trying to stab him with the eight-inch knife. Speaking after his attacker Anna Chambers, 29, was jailed for six years, Mr Whybrow said: "She tried to jab me with the knife.