A Bunnings employee has been run over attempting to stop a thief who fled the store while a second employee was assaulted by the man, police say.
It began when a 24-year-old man and 35-year-old woman were approached by store employees as they were exiting the store.
A 57-year-old male store employee was then allegedly assaulted by the man before the pair fled.
The man ran to his car, where three young children were waiting inside while the woman ran to the nearby McDonald’s restaurant car park.
The man then drove his car at a 41-year-old staff member, knocking him to the ground, police say.
He then proceeded to the restaurant car park where he picked up the woman but was followed by the staff member who he had just allegedly ran over, who recorded the car and number plate on his phone.
The couple then got out of the car and struck the man up to 10 times, broke a bottle over his head and stole his phone, before getting back into the car and driving away.
The woman was arrested a short time later when police spotted the car at a shopping centre in Chipping Norton while the man was arrested at a home unit in Mead Street, Chipping Norton.
The three children are now in the care of a family member while a notification has been made to the Department of Family and Community Services.
The Bunnings employees are said to have only suffered minor injuries.
The 24-year-old man and 35-year-old woman are due to appear in court on Sunday.
Source: Bunnings employee run over as he tried to stop thieves | Daily Mail Online
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