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15/03/2007
Woman stabbed during robbery in Bangor
A female shop worker has been stabbed following a robbery in Bangor at around 1pm this afternoon.
A man armed with a knife entered the newsagent’s shop on Gray’s Lane and stabbed the woman before taking off with a sum of money from the till.
A sales representative who had entered the shop raised the alarm, and with the help of two builders working nearby, they managed to detain the man until detectives arrived.
One man has been arrested and cash and a knife were recovered.
The injured woman has been taken to hospital.
(JM/SP)
A man armed with a knife entered the newsagent’s shop on Gray’s Lane and stabbed the woman before taking off with a sum of money from the till.
A sales representative who had entered the shop raised the alarm, and with the help of two builders working nearby, they managed to detain the man until detectives arrived.
One man has been arrested and cash and a knife were recovered.
The injured woman has been taken to hospital.
(JM/SP)
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