A
shopkeeper was stabbed in the leg when he asked a young customer for
proof of age when buying cigarettes.
On
Monday February 5 two males entered the convenience store in Bounds
Green Road, Bounds Green, north London at 9.30pm.
One
of them asked for some cigarettes, but when the 32-year-old shop
assistant requested proof of his age, the suspect became angry.
He
was asked to leave and an altercation occurred as the victim tried to
evict the man from the store.
The
second man tried to break up the altercation.
Once
outside the store, the victim discovered that he had been stabbed in
the leg.
The
victim was treated at the scene before being taken to a north London
hospital.
He
has since been discharged.
The
suspect is described as black, aged between 15 and 17 years-old, 5ft
9ins tall and of slim build.
He
was wearing grey tracksuit trousers, a light grey hooded top, a black
jacket with a fur hood, a black baseball cap and grey trainers.
Detective
Constable Sarah Ward, from Haringey CID, said: “The
shop assistant asked for proof of the suspect’s age and, not
wishing to lose the shops licence, he challenged him as he thought he
was underage.
He
did not expect to be assaulted and stabbed as a result.”
Anyone
with information is asked to call Haringey CID on 020 3276 3074 or
the police non-emergency line on 101.
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