20 Nov 2008

Woman slashed during robbery in Hamilton

11:27 am on 20 November 2008

A woman was slashed on her cheek in a robbery at a fast-food outlet in Hamilton East.

Police say she was confronted by two men as she arrived to open the KFC store at 8am on Thursday and slashed with a knife by one of them.

They pair then ran off across the road into Steele Park.

Police say the woman was very lucky as the cut was not deep.