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MASKED MAN IN STORE.
SENSATION AT BECKENHAM. SEVERE INJURIES WITH CLUB. , STRUGGLE ENDS IN FLIGHT, (Per Press Association), CHRIBTCHURCH, This Day, Knocked down by xu masked man who came to the door of his shop yesterday, Mr W. Hill (manager of the Self-Help Store at Beckenham) has been admitted to hospital. Fairly' se—>( yere injuries were inflicted by a wooden club. Mr Hill was first addressed by name and then struck. His cries attracted the attention of a passer-by and the ", assailant made off. Subsequently the police were informed and made an arrest. v After being dazed by the first blow, Mr Hill, it is alleged, was ; struck againl He held on'to his assailant and called! for help. A struggle ensued, in which the man lost his club and mask. He then grabbed a bottle of .kerosene, with which he again knocked Mr Hill down. Apparently then by the uproar, the man made off by the path'through to Tennyson ■ Street. He was seen, it is stated, by &'passer-by 1 , who formation to the police. Mr Hill was found lying, semi-con-scious, 'on the floor of the store-4-ooin. He was admitted to hospital suffering ifrom injuries to his head. His. con.dition is not serious.
The police found at the scene of -the'struggle a wooden club, which had a rubber grip. •
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 255, 9 August 1934, Page 5
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