Security guard stabbed at Lakelands Shopping Centre

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Police are on the hunt for a man who stabbed a security guard at Lakelands Shopping Centre.

Witnesses told Seven News the security guard tried to stop the man after he tried to leave through a self-serve check-out without paying for some meat around 5pm on Sunday.

The man then swung a big knife, stabbing the guard in the shoulder.

He was taken to Peel Health Campus where he is understood to have suffered non life-threatening injuries.

The offender, who remains on the run, is described as being fair skinned, with a slim build, around 183cm tall with a red or brown beard.

He was wearing a red and grey t-shirt.

Anyone with information on the incident should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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