A 21 year old man has been arrested following an attempted robbery at a shop in north Belfast.

During the foiled robbery, a male shop member had part of his ear bitten off.

Detective Sergeant O’Flaherty said: “At around 7.40 pm on Saturday evening a male entered an off licence on the Antrim Road.

“He grabbed a female staff member, putting her in a headlock demanding cash before being tackled by two other male staff members.

“During the ensuing altercation with the staff, the would-be robber bit off part of the earlobe of one of the male employees.

“The intruder was then restrained by a male customer until police arrived a few minutes later.

“This customer left the store a short time after police arrival and I am appealing for him to get in touch with us on 101, quoting reference 1327 30/03/19.

“The arrested male remains in custody at present.”