Belfast police hunt knife raider

Police in Belfast are hunting for a man who held a knife to the throat of a female member of staff during a robbery at a supermarket…

Police in Belfast are hunting for a man who held a knife to the throat of a female member of staff during a robbery at a supermarket last night.

After demanding she open the till at the shop on Cregagh Road in the east of the city, the made off with a sum of cash in the direction of Woodstock Road.

It is understood the woman was left extremely traumatised by the ordeal, which took place at about 9.00pm.

Police believe there were large crowds in the area at the time as a rugby match had just ended nearby.

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They have appealed for anyone who was there and may have information which could help them catch the raider to contact them.

The suspect is described as between 30 and 40 years old and about 178cm (5ft 10in). He was wearing a black hat and a beige jacket, as well as a scarf over his face.