A group of terrified shoppers were trapped inside a store after an employee ran off with keys. Police claim the staff member at the counterfeit shop 'locked members of the public in against their will whilst they ran off with the keys in an attempt to escape'.
The incident occurred last week in Manchester when the group of 12, which included a young child, were locked inside the establishment. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were alerted to an incident in Strangeways at around 2pm on January 6.
Manchester Evening News reports that officers then detained one of the spotters who had alerted the shopkeepers of the police presence and located a key fob to the shop. GMP says the shutters had deliberately been disabled from the inside and there was no way of getting in or out easily.
