Police arrest woman after department store worker allegedly attacked
A woman has been arrested after allegedly attacking a Myer staff member with a box cutter when she was asked to wait for service on the Gold Coast.
Police said the woman approached the counter as a staff member was on the phone at the Robina Town Centre this morning, and was told she'd be served shortly.
The waiting woman then allegedly pulled out a blade believed to be a box cutter from her handbag and attacked the 32-year-old employee, slicing her right hand.
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A Gold Coast department store worker has been attacked with a blade this afternoon by a customer at Myer Robina Town Centre. Google Maps
The alleged attacker then ran from the store to a nearby food court before fleeing the shopping centre, according to police.
The female worker was rushed to Robina Hospital in a stable condition with laceration injuries to her hand.
Police were called to Australia Fair Metro at Southport this afternoon following reports a woman had allegedly assaulted a member of the public.
Officers were able to track a 41-year-old Merrimac woman to a nearby suburb where she was arrested.
Police are investigating if the two alleged attacks are linked.
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