"Shoplifter" with "serious" head injury after assault by man at Portsmouth Co-op - latest
Police have given an update over a female "shoplifter" who suffered a head injury during a "serious" alleged assault by a customer at a city shop.
![Co-op in Tangier Road](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/22/16/57/co-op.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Co-op in Tangier Road](/img/placeholder.png)
As reported, police and an ambulance attended the Co-op store on Tangier Road at 7.21pm on Saturday (January 20) after a male customer allegedly assaulted a female shoplifter. Locals reported the woman being "seriously injured" following the altercation inside the shop that spilled outside. The road was cordoned off with a crime scene set up as police stood guard.