Woman robs Hythe shop after being refused cigarettes on credit

A CASHIER at a Hythe newsagents has been attacked after refusing to give a woman cigarettes on credit. The robbery happened after a woman walked into the shop on Bank Street and demanded the tobacco only to be turned down by the employee behind the till. After being refused the cigarettes the suspect – described as white and in her early 20s – went behind the counter and pushed the cashier to the floor, causing her to bang her head.

The desperate smoker then grabbed a packet of cigarettes and walked out of the store towards the canal. Kent Police officers investigating the robbery say the woman is around 5ft 3in tall, with shoulder-length straight blonde hair. She was wearing a black winter coat and was carrying a large black shoulder bag.