Battered: Police CCTV image of unknown woman punching fish and chip shop worker in Paignton, DevonA chip shop worker was left stunned after he was punched in the face by an irate customer who was trying to grab money from the till.
Stephen May, 20, stepped in after he spotted the woman trying to open the cash register at Squires fish and chip restuarant in Paignton, Devon.
Mr May's father, Adrian, 50, who owns the chippie, told how the customer became angry after being told she had to wait just five minutes for her fried meal.
Police CCTV image of unknown woman punching fish and chip shop worker in Paignton, DevonHe said: 'The woman, who we think was a holidaymaker, had argued with my wife Jayne about waiting for her meal.
'She then said she wanted her money back and went behind the counter where she tried to open the till.
'Stephen didn't know about the exchange between my wife and he customer. He told the woman to stop what she was doing and get away from the till - and that's when she hit him.
'He was shocked and shaken more than anything else. She left without the takeaway and the money. I think she knew she had been in the wrong.'
Police have released CCTV images of the assault and have appealed to the public for help in tracing the woman.
A spokesman said: 'We would like to speak to the woman in connection with an assault in which the fish and chip shop man was punched in the face. She tried to open the till without any luck.'
source :dailymail
