A North Shore liquor store owner whose mother was assaulted in his shop has described the moment he saw her thrown to the ground in front of him.
The Bottle-O Glenfield owner Daniel, who asked for his surname to be withheld, said seeing the 64-year-old's head hit the floor was "very scary".
"I didn't know if she was alive or not. I'm very close to her. It was very scary to see."
He said a woman entered the store last night with a man and began to drink from a bottle of wine in the chiller.
"I went and told them to stop, then she started pushing me and swearing at me. They said they were going to come back."