Phil Warburton, a salesman at High Wycombe Yamaha dealership Powerbiking, has been readmitted to hospital after being injured in an alleged robbery attempt at the showroom on 10 April.
A statement by the company said: “It is with regret that we have to inform our customers that Phil will be absent from his desk at Powerbiking for some considerable time due to him being hospitalised through injury.
“A man was spotted by one of our eagle-eyed staff who promptly notified colleagues and, working as a team, they swiftly took action in an attempt to apprehend this person — which they eventually did.
“It was during this outburst that Phil was dragged through the fence on the far side of the car park, causing him to fall down a steep drop and into the river. At the moment we believe he has fractures to his ribs and vertebrae.”
In an update, Vicky Cooke, clothing manager at Powerbiking, said Warburton had been readmitted to hospital today, having been discharged on Tuesday. “Phil is in a lot of pain and won’t be back at work for some time.”
One man is in custody. A second man was believed to have been involved.
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