Teenage McDonald’s manager attacked with axe

A teenager is in hospital after being hit with an axe while working at a McDonald’s restaurant in Sydney’s inner west.

Emergency services were called to the fast-food outlet on Parramatta Road, Croydon, just after 12.30am following reports of an assault.

Police were told a man wielding a brown-handled axe entered the store and confronted the manager, a 19-year-old male.

The attacker struck the manager with the blunt side of the axe, before fleeing the scene.

“He hit him and ran,” a witness told 9NEWS following the incident.

The victim remains in a stable condition at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

Police have described the offender as having a Pacific Islander/Maori appearance, and a medium build.

He was last seen wearing a light blue t-shirt with white chest motif, blue tracksuit pants, dark shoes, and a red and white coloured bandana covering his face.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000