A man has admitted he was "out of order" after attacking a Tesco security guard with a machete.
Malcolm Lewis hit the worker in the eye with the "fearsome" weapon after he foiled his shoplifting attempts.
Liverpool Crown Court heard on Tuesday that the 52-year-old entered the Tesco Express on King Street in Wallasey, Wirral, at around 10pm on November 26 last year. Joanne Cronshaw, prosecuting, described how he filled up a basket with various goods to the total value of £9.31.
