Coles has announced it will remove kitchen knives from all its stores after a 63-year-old employee was allegedly stabbed in Ipswich, Queensland by an underage customer.
Coles said the move is part of an ongoing review of its products.
Stabbing
On Monday afternoon,arrested a 13-year-old boy at a Coles store in Ipswich in relation to the stabbing of a 63-year-old woman.
The woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The boy has since been charged with attempted murder.
Response
Coles said the move to stop selling kitchen knives comes amid a review of all of its products.
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In an email to TDA, a spokesperson said: “The safety of our team members and customers is our number one priority across all aspects of our business.”
It comes a month after Woolworths removed knives from 350 stores in response to abuse of staff.
Queensland
Last month, the newly-elected Liberal-National Queensland Government passed a law allowing judges to hand children convicted of serious crimes adult sentences.
Crimes covered by the law include murder and manslaughter, but not attempted murder.
told media this week that following the stabbing, “there will be further changes to the [law]… I said [it] would be the first step”.
