Man charged after St. John's supermarket slashing
CBC News
Posted: Sep 10, 2012 6:12 PM NT
Last Updated: Sep 10, 2012 7:34 PM NT
Police have arrested a man, 36, in connection with a serious assault on an employee of a St. John's grocery store.
The employee was slashed several times with a knife when he tried to stop a suspected shoplifter at the Sobey's supermarket on Topsail Road at about 8:25 p.m. on Saturday.
The man faces charges of robbery, assault with a weapon causing bodily harm, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, theft under $5000, uttering threats and breach of probation.
The employee was treated at the scene for his injuries.
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