The brave actions of Kaitāia Pak’nSave staff and passersby stopped an assault in which a man was knocked unconscious from being far worse, Northland police say.
Two shoppers were assaulted outside the supermarket on North Rd before 11am on November 17 after a fight in which they were not involved broke out inside the store.
Detective Sergeant Russell Richards said a pair of men, one of whom was wearing a gang patch, had been arguing in an aisle until staff intervened and the men “moved on”.
A short time later an associate of the patched man arrived at the store. They approached two members of the public and began to assault one of them.
Richards said the man was knocked unconscious.