A 28-year-old Ezymart employee has been refused bail after allegedly confronting a customer with a box cutter during a dispute over payment at the Manly store yesterday afternoon.
Police say a 47-year-old man was inside the store on The Corso about 2.20pm on Saturday 31 October when the employee approached him holding a box cutter.
The pair allegedly argued over payment. When the man tried to walk away, the employee allegedly restrained him.
During the struggle that followed, the customer was allegedly assaulted and suffered a cut to his hand.
He left the store and walked to nearby Manly Police Station to report the incident.
Officers from Northern Beaches Police Area Command went to the store, spoke with the employee and arrested him. He was taken to Manly Police Station and charged with being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence and reckless wounding.
He was refused bail to appear at Bail Division – Court 7 today (Sunday 1 November).
