A shop worker was stabbed while trying to catch a thief who stole a charity box.

South Yorkshire Police said the incident happened in the Firth Park area of ​​Sheffield on Wednesday morning.

A 40-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assault and robbery and remains in police custody.

The victim, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing, the force said.

Police said store staff chased and apprehended a suspect after a charity box was stolen from the counter.

During the incident, the man was stabbed and another worker was bitten on the hand.

The police recovered a knife from the scene.

Inspector Alec Gibbons said: “Retail workers should not have to deal with threatening behavior or violence at work and incidents like this show that retail crime is not victimless.”

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