A Mount Maunganui good Samaritan was left bloodied, bruised and concussed after he was king-hit while helping his neighbour confront an alleged thief.
Mountain biker and Cycle Obsession store owner Kris Snow said he “didn’t see anything coming” when he was struck outside his store at the Central Parade shopping centre last week.
A week later, Snow was still suffering from head-splitting headaches and a suspected broken nose - and waiting for a referral to a concussion specialist.
Snow said he was working at the shop about midday on Wednesday when he heard screaming from outside.
Snow and one of his team members ran out of the shop to see two employees from the bakery next door “having a bit of a tussle” with a young person on a bike.
Both bakery staff members, a brother and sister, were holding on to the bike, preventing him from leaving.
“I think there’s rage out there that this kind of violence is happening.”
Parade Bakery and Cafe was contacted for comment.
In a statement, a police spokesperson said a youth allegedly stole food items from a Mount Maunganui Rd store shortly before midday on October 18.
The spokesperson said the youth was with three other young people.
“The group was stopped by a store owner and other bystanders outside, who attempted to grab the young peoples’ bikes to stop them leaving,” the spokesperson said.
“Two of the adults attempting to stop the young people were assaulted by two of the young people.”