Coles Supermarket Bans Knife Sales After Attempted Murder Involving 13-Year-Old

Youth crime has been a focus of state governments around Australia.
Coles Supermarket Bans Knife Sales After Attempted Murder Involving 13-Year-Old
File photo of a Coles supermarket in Sydney, Australia. Janita Kan/NTD
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Supermarket giant Coles has made the decision to stop selling knives at its stores across Australia after an attempted murder of an employee in Queensland.

On Jan. 13, police allege a 13-year-old boy entered a Coles store in the Ipswich suburb of Yamanto, before stabbing a 63-year-old Coles employee in the back.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.