It was when Gabriel and a friend were on their way home one evening in August that the incident occurred.

The robbers chased their friends into the garage and then tried to steal the car, mobile phone and a watch.

Surveillance footage from the player's garage shows how one of the robbers attacks with a baseball bat, but is instead beaten and broken down by Gabriel before disappearing from the scene.

The robber lost his cap in the riot, and could thus be convicted in court with the help of DNA evidence.

See the surveillance footage from the robbery in the player above.