Flowers outside the Opawa Discounter, where the business' owner was stabbed during a robbery on 2 December. Photo: RNZ/Tim Brown
A shop owner is in hospital after being stabbed during a robbery in the Christchurch suburb of Opawa.
Police were called to the dairy on Opawa Road at about about 5.40am on Tuesday.
By the time police got there, the alleged offenders had fled.
RNZ understands the store owner was punched in the face and stabbed on the hands during the attack.
An RNZ reporter at the scene said blood was spattered on the inside of the shop.
Flowers outside the Opawa Discounter, where the business' owner was stabbed during a robbery on 2 December. Photo: RNZ/Tim Brown
Police are still looking for the people responsible.
A worker nearby said the dairy has been targeted by thieves before, but nothing as horrific as this morning's attack.
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