Mt Eden’s Galaxie Dairy target of aggravated robbery: Woman seriously assaulted, rushed to hospital

A woman has been seriously assaulted during an aggravated robbery involving a bladed weapon at the Galaxie Dairy. Photo / Hayden Woodward

A woman has been seriously assaulted in an aggravated robbery at Galaxie Dairy in Mt Eden this evening.

The offender used a “bladed weapon” at the View Road shop, police said.

The woman was rushed to Auckland City Hospital in a moderate condition shortly after 4.40pm, a spokesman for St John Ambulance said.

The Herald saw police had put tape across the dairy’s door and an unmarked police car remained outside at 6pm.

An offender used a bladed weapon during an aggravated robbery at View Rd's Galaxie Dairy, police said. Photo / Hayden Woodward

Police have been speaking with witnesses and were set to conduct a scene examination.

A police spokesman confirmed one person had been moderately injured and was taken to hospital.

Police have been speaking with witnesses of an aggravated assault and were set to conduct a scene examination at the Galaxie Dairy. Photo / Hayden Woodward

The spokesman for St John said they responded with one ambulance to a property on View Rd at 4.36pm.

“A female had been seriously assaulted,” he said.