A shop assistant got the fright of her life when a man wearing a hoodie brandished a weapon and held up the shop.

The police said that the man walked into the shop in Triq il-Wied, Balzan, at 9.30pm on Sunday and grabbed an unspecified figure of cash before running away. 

The shop assistant, a 44-year-old Birkirkara woman, was the only person in the shop at the time. She was not hurt.

Police investigations are still underway.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.