Footage from the Newsflare vaults of a man sweeping the legs of an alleged thief to stop him getting away.

The video, filmed in Zibo, China, in May 2017, shows the man pursuing the alleged thief after he was accused of taking a pregnant woman's bag.

He then sweeps his legs, sending him tumbling to the ground, and holds him down while waiting for the police to arrive.

A cool footage of a man using his leg to sweep an alleged thief down in China.

The CCTV video, captured in Zibo, Shandong Province on May 14, shows a man and a pregnant woman chasing the alleged thief stealing her bag and catching him out side a hospital.

When the thief tries to run away again, the man sweeps him down from his back. Then, a group of people control him on the ground,

Finally, the alleged thief was taken away by the arrived patrolling members.