Staff ‘extremely traumatised’ after knifeman grabs employee by wrist

Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information following the report of a man armed with a knife robbing a service station on the Antrim Road in Belfast.

At around 10pm on Friday a man with a knife entered the premises and demanded a member of staff open the till. Two staff members tried to exit the premises, however the suspect grabbed one of them by the arm leaving red marks to her wrist. Both managed to leave the premises. The suspect remained in the store and stole a sum of cash before leaving.

Both members of staff have been left “extremely traumatised” by their ordeal, police said.

Detective Sergeant Natalie Moore would appeal to anyone who noticed this male either before or after the incident to contact detectives at Musgrave on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference 2275 14/08/20, or submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.

The public can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/