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Coles to stop selling knives nationwide [while they conduct a review?] after staff member stabbed (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Coles will no longer sell kitchen knives after an employee was allegedly stabbed by a 13-year-old boy in Queensland on Monday.

Claudia Campomayor Watt, 63, remains in a critical but stable condition after she was attacked while working at Coles in the Yamanto Central Shopping Centre in Ipswich, west of Brisbane.

In a statement, a Coles spokesperson said the company would withdraw kitchen knives from stores nationwide.

"Coles complies with all legislation regarding the sale of kitchen knives, and this withdrawal is being taken out of an abundance of caution as we conduct a review," the statement said.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Were they stabbed with a knife off the shelf?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Currently alleged but unconfirmed as far as I can see:

Police allege the 13-year-old boy took the knife from the supermarket.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Guess you guys should stop selling pens and pencils too. Anything pointy can be dangerous. Chain yourselves to a chair for safety!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

The safety brigade knows no bounds.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Whilst horrible for the worker this change solves nothing, such a knee jerk short sighted descion.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

IDC, Coles is not the place you'd think to go buy a knife. There's been a few stabbings at my local Coles over the years. I found a torn open knife packet in the store one time and alerted police who were already there for that incident.