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Elderly Blyth shop worker threatened with scissors for £5 bottle of cider by 'confused' robber
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Chronicle Live is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 12 Oct 2026, 23:13 UTC. The headline in use is “Elderly Blyth shop worker threatened with scissors for £5 bottle of cider by 'confused' robber”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
John Storey left the victim scared after stealing the £5. 09 bottle of cider when his efforts to pay for it failed
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Story timeline
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- First reported by Chronicle Live
Elderly Blyth shop worker threatened with scissors for £5 bottle of cider by 'confused' robber
Reported by 1 outlet
- Chronicle Live