Story by Rob Smith
They rushed in without warning. The masked one, wielding a metal bar, struck out with intent to cause harm to the shop’s keeper, Robert Dixon. This wasn’t a racial or black on black crime, one youth assailant was white and the masked attacker black.
Smashing windows and counter displays the sustained attack on the premises continued, with intent on causing destruction and serious bodily harm to Robert.
Robert explained that, fighting back, he realised the first motive wasn’t robbery. Requests for contents and the till remained unvoiced until they were leaving the scene. As I left having heard it all I felt angry. Does someone have a notion to gain from forcing Carwood community’s most convenient shop to again close down?
Luckily Robert wasn’t seriously injured but I believe this could have resulted in Robert being seriously or even fatally injured and two youths facing the prospect of life sentences. As the attackers prime motive wasn’t directly robbery – they stole almost nothing from their attack – like others I realise this boils down to someone else’s greed and selfishness.