{"id":8102,"date":"2023-10-06T05:19:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T16:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8102"},"modified":"2023-10-06T05:19:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T16:19:22","slug":"dairy-owner-hospitalised-after-being-stabbed-in-suspected-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8102","title":{"rendered":"Dairy owner hospitalised after being stabbed in suspected robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__header c-story-header\">\n<div class=\"o-kicker\">\n<div class=\"o-kicker__zones\"><span class=\"kicker-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/tags\/crime\">CRIME<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"kicker-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/tags\/Auckland\">AUCKLAND<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"o-kicker__time kicker-item\">5 Oct 2023<\/span><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"c-story-header__headline\">Dairy owner hospitalised after being stabbed in suspected robbery<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-story-header__meta\">\n<div class=\"c-dateblock\"><span class=\"broadcast-on\">From\u00a0<span class=\"prog-name prog-name--checkpoint\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/checkpoint\">Checkpoint<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"updated\">5:07 pm on 5 October 2023<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-social\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<nav class=\"c-social__menu\"><span class=\"share-text\">Share this<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-social__buttons\"><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__author\">\n<div class=\"author-detail\">\n<div class=\"author-social\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__body \">\n<p>An Auckland dairy owner is in a critical condition in hospital after what police described a &#8220;violent and vicious attack&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses told\u00a0<em>Checkpoint<\/em>\u00a0they saw members of the public tackle the alleged offender and hold him down until police arrived.<\/p>\n<p>A 24-year-old is in custody.<\/p>\n<p>Police commended the bravery of members of the public who stepped in to help and believed their actions had saved the victim&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>The dairy is in a block of a few shops, servicing a big community that knows the owners of the dairy well.<\/p>\n<p>Locals were shocked about what happened near the intersection of Maioro St and New Windsor Road.<\/p>\n<p>The Singaraju family live next door; Sumedha Singaraju said they saw the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We saw a guy get taken out on a stretcher, into [an] ambulance and we&#8217;re like, &#8216;oh, that must be dairy owner or something like that&#8217; &#8230; after a little bit, we saw some guy covered in blood, trying to make a run for it, but the police got on him pretty quick.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The family visited the dairy regularly.<\/p>\n<p>Srini Singaraju said it was very sad. &#8220;We&#8217;re pretty worried for them&#8230; feeling very heavy, actually this is not an easy feeling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were called to the scene just after 10:30am Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>It said a man had been injured with stab wounds and a woman, understood to be his wife, was also injured.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged attacker was still at the scene, covered in blood.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checkpoint<\/em>\u00a0spoke to the owner of Chandigarh Hair Salon next door to the dairy who said at the time customers intervened and managed to apprehend the offender until police arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Cain Tai lives across the road from the dairy and was there grabbing a pie and a drink, right before the attack happened.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s one thing that I really can&#8217;t get my mind around because that could have been someone that we could have saved, I&#8217;m really sorry to say that we weren&#8217;t there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like all the locals RNZ spoke to, Tai was in shock and struggling to process what had happened to the friendly owners of their local shop.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve been here for almost a year now &#8230; he&#8217;s a good guy and he looks after his family, does what he has to do to make sure that his shop stays open.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just hoping and praying that he&#8217;ll come back and he&#8217;ll be okay so that we could go back and grab some more pies or something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Local man Gary could not believe something like this happened in his neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now it&#8217;s happening on the doorstep I think it&#8217;s time to move out, it&#8217;s getting too close to home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That was a sentiment shared by many residents, Srini Singaraju said it was worrying that the attack took place in broad daylight.<\/p>\n<p>Tai said violence was on the rise in the area. &#8220;You have to be aware always and stick around for your family, because that might be the last time you see them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police declined to comment as the early stages of the investigation were under way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CRIME\u00a0AUCKLAND 5 Oct 2023 Dairy owner hospitalised after being stabbed in suspected robbery From\u00a0Checkpoint,\u00a05:07 pm on 5 October 2023 Share this An Auckland dairy owner is in a critical condition in hospital after what police described a &#8220;violent and vicious attack&#8221;. 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