Ashford: Poundstretcher worker threatened by youths in Park Mall
Published: 14:00, 20 July 2018
Updated: 15:18, 20 July 2018
A Poundstretcher worker had to shelter from a gang of youths in a cupboard until police arrived.
Officers were called to a disturbance in the Park Mall shopping centre in Ashford just after 12.30pm.
A group of up to four boys in their late teens entered the store and threatened the member of staff.
The worker was kept in a cupboard until two police officers arrived.
They were joined by Ashford Borough Council enforcement officers and Park Mall security staff.
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It is understood the boys have been banned from the store.
A police spokesman confirmed officers attended and spoke to the people at the scene, but no offences were committed.
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