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12.03.2022 - 19:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Police are hunting a gang of crooks following a terrifying armed raid on a a convenience store in Heywood.
Officers were called to the Village Convenience Store on Middleton Road at 9.05pm on Friday night (March 11)
Two men entered the shop and one threatened a victim with a meat cleaver while the second man threatened the victim with a gun before assaulting him.
The victim was hit repeatedly over the head in the latest in a series of raids on the shop.
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Both offenders then fled the scene along Middleton Road in the direction of Heywood Fire Station.
They are described as white males thought to be in their mid-20s. One male was wearing a blue coat with a grey fur hood, grey tracksuit bottoms and white trainers.
The second was wearing a black padded coat with a hoodie underneath, grey jogging bottoms and black trainers with a white trim.
During the robbery the victim was struck to the head multiple times causing injuries which have required hospital treatment.
The offenders left the store empty-handed.
Detective Sergeant Taylor of GMP’s Rochdale district, said: “This was a terrifying ordeal for the victim in which he courageously defended himself.
"We’re following all available lines of enquiry to identify these offenders and we're appealing to anyone who may have been in the area at the time and saw the offenders either before or after the incident. Did you witness anyone behaving suspiciously? Anyone with information, no matter how small, should get in touch with police.”
The Village Convenience Store has been target of a number of attacks by thugs and vandals in the last year.
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