Youth arrested after 'attack on supermarket worker'

Thursday 03 September 2020

A teenager has been arrested after a supermarket worker was allegedly attacked and racially abused by a group of young people.

Police were called to the Colomberie Co-op at 19:00 yesterday evening (Wednesday 2 September).

According to a Police spokesperson, by the time officers arrived, "the accused had left the premises."

They added: "The accused were seen shortly after in the surrounding area and a juvenile male was subsequently arrested on suspicion of common assault and disorderly conduct on licenced premises."

The young man has since been released on Police bail while investigations continue.

Anyone with more information about what happened is advised to call 612612 or make an anonymous report using the Crimestoppers website.