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16/07/2018
Shop Worker Attacked In L'Derry
Police are appealing for information after a shop worker was attacked and threatened in L'Derry.
The incident happened at a shop on the Temple Road in Strathfoyle Village at around 9.30pm on Saturday, 14 July.
The worker was hit on the head and threatened at knifepoint. Paramedics treated the victim at the scene.
Other staff members were not injured but were left badly shaken.
Two masked men fled the scene with a sum of cash.
A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery.
(CD/LM)
The incident happened at a shop on the Temple Road in Strathfoyle Village at around 9.30pm on Saturday, 14 July.
The worker was hit on the head and threatened at knifepoint. Paramedics treated the victim at the scene.
Other staff members were not injured but were left badly shaken.
Two masked men fled the scene with a sum of cash.
A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery.
(CD/LM)
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