Batman and Robin were at hand to help police (Picture: BBC Archive)

A team of ‘superheroes’ were on hand to help police following reports of an assault at a Tesco supermarket.

Officers in East Lothian, Scotland, didn’t even need to send out a bat signal before two men in Batman and Robin fancy-dress jumped into action.

David Hasselhoff and a smurf were also on hand to help apprehend the attacker after the man dressed as Robin was assaulted in the toilet roll aisle in the Musselburgh store last week.

Robin assaulted, police called, collective assisted our foot chase, minor upset to shelving in tescos during arrest, you couldn't script it! — EastLothianPolice (@EastLothPolice) November 7, 2013

The incident came to light after East Lothian Police tweeted about it, thanking the fancy-dressed group for their help.


One tweet read: ‘Thank you to Batman, Robin, Robin’s Dad, a Smurf, and the Hoff for helping us on Friday night. #Tesco, sorry about the toilet roll aisle.’

Thank you to Batman, Robin, Robin's Dad, a Smurf, and the Hoff for helping us on Friday night. #Tesco, sorry about the toilet roll aisle. — EastLothianPolice (@EastLothPolice) November 6, 2013

Another tweet by police officers in East Lothian read: ‘Robin assaulted, police called, collective assisted our foot chase, minor upset to shelving in Tescos during arrest, you couldn’t script it!’



A Police Scotland spokesman said: ‘A 21-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with an assault in Eskview Road, Musselburgh, on Friday 1 November.

A man dressed as David Hasselhoff was also at the scene (Picture: Daily Mail / Steve Poole)

‘He was remanded in custody until Monday 4th November, where he appeared in court and pled guilty to the offence.’