A heroic supermarket manager has been rushed to hospital after he was allegedly stabbed by shoplifters who tried to get away with a jar of Nutella.
Emergency services were called to the IGA in Riverstone, in Sydney’s northwest, at 4.15pm on Sunday, where the 47-year-old manager was found with multiple knife wounds to his side and chest.
He and a colleague had chased a man and a woman suspected of stealing several items, including a jar of Nutella.
The manager was rushed to Westmead Hospital where he remains in a stable condition following surgery, while his female colleague was reportedly punched in the face.
Police seized a 10-inch knife and arrested a 31-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman at the scene.
The man was charged with wounding a person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, while the woman was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and theft.
A heroic supermarket manager was rushed to hospital after he was allegedly stabbed by shoplifters
CCTV footage shows workers struggling with a woman who was pushed out of the store with a shopping cart.
With one hand on his chest where he was stabbed, the manager used his free hand to grab the trolley as he kicked at the woman to force her away.
It then shows a man rushing towards the manager before waving an object at him, forcing the manager to grab a chair to defend himself.
The female colleague, who was still struggling to gain control of the cart, was then punched in the face by a woman as a bystander and another worker came to her aid.
After the man and woman were chased away from the scene, the manager lifted his shirt, revealing a stab wound to his abdomen.
Emergency services were called to the IGA in Riverstone, in Sydney’s northwest, at 4.15pm on Sunday, where the 47-year-old manager was found with multiple knife wounds to his side and chest (scene pictured)
When they faced Blacktown Local Court on Monday, both the man and woman claimed their actions were in self-defence.
Only the expectant mother was granted bail, while the man was taken into custody.
The knife seized at the scene has been sent for forensic examination.