An Auckland liquor store is beefing up security after it was stormed by violent offenders for the second time in less than a year.
Store manager Rahul Goyal has been attacked both times, most recently on July 31 when eight people rushed into the Super Liquor store he manages in Mt Albert.
As some grabbed bottles of hard liquor and cigarettes, a few set upon Goyal and punched him continuously around the face. He didn't know how many there were as he shielded his head.
"They were hitting me, I just blocked myself. I couldn't see how many were hitting me," he told the Herald.
"I didn't think anything. My mind was shocked. I was scared."