“The employee at the store is receiving medical attention and will be provided with support.”
A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said one ambulance was sent to the scene around 7.30pm.
Duty manager Manikanth Varadharajulu told the Herald around 7.15pm a person came into the store, picked up a bottle and tried to run away with it.
“The employee tried to understand what was happening. All of a sudden, the person who was doing the shoplifting took a bottle and hit my staff member on the head.”