{"id":229973,"date":"2025-10-21T13:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/229973\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T13:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:02:08","slug":"police-hunt-three-teens-who-violently-attacked-a-family-run-supermarket-inside-preston-shopping-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/229973\/","title":{"rendered":"Police hunt three teens who violently attacked a family-run supermarket inside Preston shopping centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

The trio fled in a black sedan before police arrived, with officers confirming police are investigating the assault and criminal damage incident.<\/p>\n

Despite the chaos, Homer and his team stayed behind to clean up and reopen the store the next day.<\/p>\n

\"Homer<\/p>\n

Homer describes the attack that happened inside his supermarket.Credit: Nine News<\/p>\n

Homer said his family business was already struggling due to ongoing theft and violence at the centre, adding there\u2019s been little improvement since the introduction of the government\u2019s new bail reforms.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c.\u2026 People get caught in the morning, and they are out in the afternoon,\u201d he said. \u201cThese criminals just come back\u201d<\/p>\n

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Since a machete brawl<\/a> inside the centre in May that triggered a full lockdown and sent panicked shoppers running, Homer said sales have plunged.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are just all barely surviving,\u201d he said. \u201cSince May, every day it could be an incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite feeling unsafe, Homer said he has no choice but to keep going.<\/p>\n

\u201c[I\u2019m] just very upset, but I need to keep going for my family \u2026 my family is my main path, I will do anything for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement, Northland Shopping Centre confirmed security responded to the incident, but the teens fled before they arrived. The centre also disputed some of the details.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to clarify that we are not aware of any information suggesting that the alleged offenders were armed with machetes,\u201d the centre said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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