Police are seeking public assistance following the assault of a store manager during a robbery in Beechboro on Saturday 5 May 2012.

At about 4pm, three men entered the Altone Liquor store located on Altone Rd and took bottles of spirits from the shelves.

Keeping the bottles, the men split up and fled the store leaving via two separate store exits. The store manager chased and

caught one of the offenders. A scuffle occurred and the offender smashed a bottle of spirits over the manager’s head.

The manager fell to the ground and the three offenders fled on foot through the car park, heading south towards Hull Way.

The 37 year old store manager is currently in hospital.

The offenders are described as being in their 20’s, dark skinned and of medium build. One offender was wearing a black hooded

jumper and a dark coloured baseball cap. The second offender was wearing a dark coloured hooded sweatshirt with Nike written

on the front in white letters. The third offender was wearing a dark coloured t-shirt with a red logo including the words

American Muscle. He was also wearing a baseball cap with a light coloured brim.