A Wallsend supermarket worker in his 50s was hospitalised in a critical condition after reports he was assaulted by a customer inside the store on Monday afternoon.
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Several NSW Ambulance units responded to the call just after 2.30pm where, on arrival at the Koreka Street shopping village, they found the 52-year-old employee unconscious. A spokesperson for the Ambulance said the man went into cardiac arrest a short time later.
Paramedics worked to treat the employee at the scene before he was rushed to John Hunter Hospital. A spokesperson for the Hospital said Monday evening that the man remained in a critical condition.
Newcastle Police have commenced inquiries, and were told that a male customer fled the scene toward Fogo Street after the incident.
Anyone who may have information has been urged to contact CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.
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