Shop owner raided SIX times in nine months slams GMP after meat cleaver thugs attack worker

The owner of a convenience store raided SIX times since July last year says police 'just don't seem to care' that his shop is being repeatedly targeted by armed thugs.

In the latest attempted robbery on Friday (March 11), two men with an imitation gun and a meat cleaver attacked the lone shop till operator in the Village Convenience Store on Middleton Road in Heywood. The worker, a 46-year-old ex-security guard, was attacked and hit over the head several times.

He managed to beat them off with a golf club, which happened to be close to hand. The raiders eventually ran out of the shop empty-handed.

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Today, store owner Mudassar Naeem, 39, praised the bravery of the worker but voiced his frustration at what he feels is a 'lack of interest' in bringing the offenders who keep on stealing from his shop to justice.

One of the raids took place on Boxing Day. Video footage from the shop's CCTV camera shows a man running out of the shop with £100 worth of drink chased by Mudassar.

The father-of-four said: "The police know who he is and where he lives, but asked me 'is it really worth charging him over just £100 of drink?' I couldn't believe it.

"I run a small business and that £100 is hard-earned money. I wanted justice, but the police just don't seem to care and he's got away with it.

"They have no thoughts on what could be done to prevent this from happening, other than to tell me 'get a security guard', which is something I can't afford to do."

Mudassar said there are high hopes the raiders on Friday can be identified.

"Because there was a fight," he said. "The raiders' blood is on the golf club, so the police will be