A Wellington woman is recovering at home after she was forcefully flung to the ground while trying to stop someone stealing fuel from a petrol station.
Police said they were called to Ohiro Rd before 8.30am after a report a person had been assaulted.
Police said one person received non-life threatening injuries.
The woman’s husband — who owned the BP in Brooklyn and did not want to be named — said hIS wife was behind the counter when she saw someone attempting to drive off without paying for their fuel.
“When she opened the back door, the driver drove off … so she fell over totally, lucky she was away from that car,” he said.
Footage seen by RNZ showed the woman falling to the ground after the car reversed back and sped off quickly.
Her husband said she remained scared but was doing OK.
He thanked the Brooklyn community for their support and for calling emergency services to assist her.
He said, despite what happened this morning, they would carry on.
“Our business is like that, has to be carried on. That person is not a local person. We had community support, someone gave flowers as well and we had lots of customers that came to see how she was doing,” he said.
He said they’ve never experienced anything like this during his time owning the business.
He said police told him they would give him an update on Saturday on their efforts to catch those responsible.
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