Auckland Dairy Worker Restorts to Installing Metal Cage Amid Violent Dairy Attacks
December 27, 2022
PHOTO: NZ Herald
An Auckland dairy owner says he’s had to install a metal cage around his shop counter so he and his wife are able to feel safe at work.
Salisbury Superette owner Hitesh Patel said they decided to install the cage after a dairy worker was killed in Sandringham last month.
Janak Patel, no relation, was fatally injured during an alleged robbery at the Rose Cottage Superette.
Police said he was stabbed several times 100m from the store after he confronted the thief.
The newly married 34-year-old managed to make it back to the dairy, where emergency services were called, but he died from his injuries.
Patel told the Herald he and his wife had also heard stories of dairy attacks in their area, so they decided to contact a manufacturer to create the cage.
“Before we started making the cage me and my wife would work together so we can save ourselves if something happens. At least one person can run and call someone.
“We were scared.”