Teen bites Cairns shop staff
A TEENAGER allegedly bit a shop assistant and threw a can of food at another after a shoplifting spree at a Cairns supermarket.
Police say the 15-year-old girl from Manoora entered the Abbott St store about 3.30pm yesterday and stole a quantity of items.
When approached by the shop staff the girl allegedly threw a can of food at a staff member and bit another staff member on the hand causing an injury.
She will be dealt with under the Juvenile Justice Act.
It comes after another attack on a shop attendant when gang of teens allegedly threatened a convenience store attendant with a Coke bottle before stealing cigarettes.
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