Menlo Park, CA - Stabbing During Robbery at 7-Eleven on Oak Grove Ave Sends Clerk to the Hospital

Clerk Stabbed During Robbery at Menlo Park 7-Eleven

MercuryNews reports that a clerk at a 7-Eleven in Menlo Park was stabbed during a robbery around 3 am on August 1oth. The clerk was taken to a local hospital with stab wounds on his neck and hand. He is expected to make a full recovery.

After searching the area and receiving a tip from a passer-by, officers were able to identify and arrest 27-year old Matthew Bertolucci. Officers found a knife and merchandise taken from the store when they arrested him. He has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and robbery.

Legal Options for Stabbing Victims in a Convenience Store

Attorney Commentator Bobby Thompson has experience in helping victims of violent crimes and their families find justice. He offered the following comments on victims of convenience store stabbings:

“Businesses have a legal obligation to maintain a safe environment for customers and employees. This includes providing adequate security to prevent robberies and other crimes from occurring. If a store is in a bad neighborhood or if it has a history of crime, they must install additional security such as metal detectors or security cameras.”

Bobby continued by saying “An important question to ask after a stabbing occurred is if it could be considered reasonably foreseeable. If a crime is reasonably foreseeable and a store does nothing to prevent it then the store may be held as negligent. In these situations, a victim or their family may file a lawsuit and attempt to recover damages for the store’s negligence.”

Sources:

https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/menlo-park-man-arrested-in-convenience-store-clerk-stabbing/article_e0355a7e-db71-11ea-9073-536c549573ad.html

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/09/menlo-park-robbery-stabbing-suspect-arrested/