Ontario Store Clerk Charged After Robbery Suspect Injured With Own Weapon

Peterborough Police Service says a 22-year-old male clerk was assisting a customer when he was confronted by a thief wielding a baseball bat and demanding cash. Andri Tambunan/AFP via Getty Images

A convenience store clerk has been charged with assault after a would-be robber was allegedly struck with his own baseball bat at a Peterborough, Ont., convenience store on Jan. 5.

The incident took place at a store near King and Bethune Streets in Peterborough, about 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto, Peterborough Police Service (PPS) said in a Jan. 9 news release. The police were alerted around 2:30 a.m.