Would-be bread thief tries to eat the evidence in Sheung Wan cake shop
When staff at a Maxim's outlet in the Shun Tak Centre tried to stop the 62-year-old from leaving with 20 bread rolls she had not paid for, the woman began frantically eating the rolls. Attempts to get the woman to pay a HK$28 bill for eating three rolls were unsuccessful.
A woman was being questioned by police last night after an incident at a Sheung Wan cake shop.
When staff at a Maxim's outlet in the Shun Tak Centre tried to stop the 62-year-old from leaving with 20 bread rolls she had not paid for, the woman began frantically eating the rolls.
Attempts to get the woman to pay a HK$28 bill for eating three rolls were unsuccessful.
The woman then allegedly lashed out at staff. One staff member required treatment in hospital after suffering stomach pain.
A security guard called the police. The woman resisted attempts by a female police officer to subdue her.
The officer, who was left with a sore face after the incident, was taken to hospital.
