Police speak after dairy worker loses fingers in Hamilton robbery

  • 18/12/2022

Police are holding a media standup after a dairy worker lost two fingers in a Hamilton robbery.

CCTV footage shows four offenders entering the Irvine Street Dairy in the Hamilton suburb of Frankton shortly after it opened at 7:30am Saturday.

The staff member, a young father, escaped to a back room but was chased down by one of the offenders who swung a machete, chopping off two of his fingers.

Detective Senior Sergeant Kristine Clarke spoke to media at 3:45pm today from the Hamilton Central Police Station.

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