Arrest made after shop worker stabbed in Sheffield
It's after an incident where a charity box was reportedly stolen
A woman's been arrested after a shop worker was stabbed in Sheffield while trying to stop a suspect after a charity box was stolen.
During the incident, an employee in his 20s was stabbed, with another worker then bitten on the hand.
Officers were called out to the Firth Park area this morning (30th October).
A 40-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault and robbery and remains in police custody.
The man in his 20's was taken to hospital with serious injuries not believed to be life-threatening or life-altering.
Sheffield North East Neighbourhood Policing Team Inspector Alec Gibbons said:
"Retail workers should not have to face threatening behaviour or violence in the workplace, and it's incidents like this that show how retail crime is not victimless.
"Our force recently supported the national Safer Business Action Week to combat retail crime, and we will continue to take all reports of shoplifting incredibly seriously as it is a crime we simply will not tolerate in South Yorkshire."
South Yorkshire Police have said:
"If you are a business owner or retail worker and you see a shoplifter take something in your store, please ask them to politely put the item back but always remember to back off if you feel threatened and only speak to them if you feel it is safe to do so."