A security guard at an Asda store in London was stabbed, prompting a police manhunt and calls for worker protections.

A security guard at an Asda store in Stepney Green, London, was stabbed in the thigh on November 5. The 30-year-old victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized. A manhunt is underway as police investigate the incident, but no arrests have been made. Asda has expressed support for the injured guard and called for stronger protections for retail workers, advocating for violence against them to be classified as a separate criminal offense.

November 05, 2024
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