A TERRIFIED shopworker was today held at gunpoint and bundled into a cupboard, by a raider who snatched cash and his laptop computer.John Manning, who was running Merchant House Antiques in St Peter's Street, feared for his life when the raider ordered him not to move or he would shoot.
By Tracey Sparling
A TERRIFIED shopworker was today held at gunpoint and bundled into a cupboard, by a raider who snatched cash and his laptop computer.
John Manning, who was running Merchant House Antiques in St Peter's Street, feared for his life when the raider ordered him not to move or he would shoot.
The 27-year-old's ordeal at lunchtime today, only ended when the raider fled.
See later editions of the Star or this website later for the full story.
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