Metal pole used in Little Mountain armed robbery

A man has been taken to hospital after he was injured during an armed robbery at a Little Mountain convenience store overnight.

​Police are on the hunt for a man after an armed robbery at a Little Mountain convenience store overnight.

A Little Mountain business attendant is in hospital after an armed robbery at a Night Owl convenience store on Friday night.

A police spokesperson said a man entered the Parklands Boulevard business about 10.45pm.

“The man was armed with a metal pole and made demands for money and cigarettes from the male attendant who complied,” the police report stated.

The man struck the attendant about the head with the pole and fled the store on foot with cigarettes and over $1000 in cash, fellow attendant Gagamdeep Kaur, who was not present during the incident, said.

A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said the victim, a 19 year old man, sustained minor injuries to the head and was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

Ms Kaur who finished her shift at 3pm on Friday said “the robbers hit a rod on his head so that he is now in hospital”.

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“He is OK, but he is not able to work now,” she said.

Ms Kaur said it was a busy day and there was $1000 in the till.

“We only work one person at the one time,” she said.

“We have a camera and the police saw the footage yesterday.”

Police are appealing for public assistance to identify the man, who is described as caucasian, approximately 180cm tall with a proportionate build and was wearing a dark blue hoodie, black pants and grey runners.

More details to come.

Originally published as Metal pole used in Little Mountain armed robbery