Update, January 6, 11.30am: NT Police have released a statement about the robbery at OTR on Monday morning.
They confirmed police received reports about 4.15am on Monday that three men had entered the service station and allegedly thrown rocks and store items at an employee, striking her in the arm.
One of the men is also alleged to have jumped over the counter and stolen cigarettes before the group fled the scene on foot.
The store’s security guard and employee were able to get to safety.
The woman had minor injuries and did not require medical treatment, according to police.
This latest service station attack follows a shocking week in which five unrelated Top End service stations were targeted over four days.
Police ask anyone with information about the incident to make contact on 131 444. Quote reference number P25005653.
Initial: January 6, 6am: A break-in at a Top End servo has left a female attendant looking to throw in the towel, as she was allegedly hit with glass bottles.
This masthead understands OTR service station, corner of Stuart Hwy and Bicentennial Rd, in Katherine was broken into about 4.30am Monday.
A door was forced inward to gain entry, and a female employee was hit with glass bottles, a source told this masthead.
The source said the employee suffered a “small laceration” to her left arm.
In the wake of the incident, she called her boss and said “she’s had enough,” the source said.
Northern Territory police confirmed they were attending the scene.
More to come.
Extracted in full from: https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/northern-territory/katherine-otr-broken-into-staffer-hit-with-glass-bottles/news-story/0f9a9c2df3d9d30a21468b2c7adce8ce
