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An apprentice shopkeeper who earns extra money working weekends at McDonald’s was left bloodied and bruised after being attacked by thugs.
Khoby Dawson, 22, was working a night shift at the Raymond Terrace restaurant, north of Newcastle, on March 16 when the group of up to 10 unruly teenagers started causing trouble at around 1.20am.
Mr Dawson had asked them to leave the restaurant because they were drinking alcohol and the group became angry.
CCTV footage from inside the restaurant shows the group taunting the apprentice plumber over the counter and throwing plastic utensils at him and other staff.
Then they started pushing him and shouted “do you want to fight?” before one of them is caught punching him in the face, leading to a fight.
Khoby Dawson, 22, is pictured being attacked.
Footage captured Mr Dawson being hit on the head numerous times before his co-worker Luke began fighting back with a grill scraper.
Both workers attempted to flee behind the counter as the group continued to advance.
The attack left Mr Dawson with a bloody nose and a cut over his left eye.
She credited Luke for bravely intervening, saying: “If he hadn’t been there, I don’t know what the outcome could have been.”
The 18-year-old manager of the restaurant had been hiding in a back room during the entire altercation when the police were called, who arrived about 20 minutes later.
Police have since arrested and charged six boys between the ages of 13 and 17 over the incident.
They were all granted strict probation and will appear in juvenile court on May 15.
A New South Wales Police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia that “further arrests are expected” as investigations continue.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact police.
Dawson called on McDonald’s to increase security measures at the restaurant on weekends to protect its staff from similar incidents.
“I would like to see policy changes and things that would allow us to close the front doors to prevent a large crowd of people from coming in when we have limited staff,” he said. 9News.
Khoby Dawson, 22, was left with a bloody nose and a cut above his eye from the attack (pictured) at McDonald’s in Raymond Terrace.
A McDonald’s Australia spokesperson said “the safety and well-being of our people and customers is our top priority.”
“We have a zero-tolerance policy towards anti-social behavior and do not accept abuse, intimidation, threats or violence towards our employees or customers.”
The spokesperson added that the Raymond Terrace restaurant already has a number of security procedures in place including alarms and 24-hour CCTV.
The restaurant recently hired security guards on “night shifts from Friday to Sunday.”
“We will continue to provide our full support to the crew and their families, as well as regularly review safety procedures to ensure the safety and well-being of our people and customers,” the spokesperson said.