A Sydney judge has hailed the
courage of staff at Bexley North
Pharmacy who protected an
intellectually disabled man from his
attacker in May last year.
Speaking at the sentencing of
Grant Michael Alfredo Van De Pol
in the Downing Centre Local Court,
chief magistrate Graeme Henson
described the confrontation
between pharmacy staff and the
criminal, who had followed and
then attacked 23 year old Alexander
Menzies after he alighted from a
train.
Menzies managed to break free
and ran to the pharmacy where
he knew the staff, with Van De Pol
following him.
The pharmacy workers called the
police and held onto Menzies’ arm
in a literal “tug of war”.
The judge said “it should be said
the conduct of the staff deserves
acknowledgement for its bravery”.
Van De Pol was sentenced to 12
months in prison.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 20 Apr 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 20 Apr 16
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