Shocking footage has emerged of a teenage boy allegedly striking a Woolworths worker with a bottle in northern NSW.
The 55-year-old employee at Woolworths Goonellabah, about 3km east of Lismore, was challenging four teenagers over alleged shoplifting when he was struck in the face about 12.20pm on May 17.
CCTV footage shows the group walking out of an aisle holding items before one, wearing a grey jumper, suddenly turns and swings a bottle towards two staff members behind them.
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One worker falls to the ground from the impact as the teenagers flee, while another staff member runs after the boy in the grey jumper.
The injured worker was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to Lismore Base Hospital with serious facial injuries.
A 16-year-old boy handed himself in at Lismore Police Station just before midday on May 29.
He has been charged with wounding a retail worker reckless as to causing actual bodily harm.
He was granted conditional bail and is due to appear at a children’s court on June 26.
Investigations are ongoing.
