A STORE manager at Farmfoods has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in the stomach by a suspected shoplifter.
At 3.45pm today, emergency services were called to Farmfoods in Boundary Road to reports of an altercation between a suspected shoplifter and a store manager, during which the store manager sustained a stab wound to his stomach.
He has been taken to hospital for assessment of his injuries, which are thought to be non-life threatening.
The offender ran from the scene and enquiries are ongoing to locate him.
He is described as a white male around 5ft 8in tall, with dark hair, wearing a grey tracksuit and black trainers.
CCTV, forensic and witness enquiries will be ongoing and officers remain in the area to provide reassurance.
Anyone who witnessed this incident is asked to contact @MerpolCC, call 101 with reference 19100607404 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
*Merseyside Police issued information stating that the victim in this case was a security guard and not the store manager, after the Star queried this, Merseyside Police have confirmed that the victim is fact the store manager.*
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