{"id":71578,"date":"2025-07-18T03:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T03:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/71578\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T03:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T03:12:12","slug":"accused-thief-critical-after-jumping-over-a-railing-and-plunging-six-metres-in-westfield-sydney-cbd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/71578\/","title":{"rendered":"Accused thief critical after jumping over a railing and plunging six metres in Westfield Sydney CBD"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Man allegedly stole shoes from store<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>He jumped and fell 6m after police chased him<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-3962\/caitlin-powell.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CAITLIN POWELL FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  22:07 EDT, 17 July 2025   |  Updated:  22:56 EDT, 17 July 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">An accused thief jumped over a railing and fell six metres in a busy shopping centre after allegedly stealing a pair of shoes in <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/sydney\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8ecb70f0-637b-11f0-8bef-3b47bb853f34\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sydney<\/a>&#8216;s CBD.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A worker from the store on the corner of Pitt and Market Street\u00a0gave chase after the 29-year-old man allegedly grabbed the shoes about 4.25pm on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police said the man tried on the pair of shoes under the guise of purchasing them before he ran out of the store and into the nearby Westfield.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">There, the man jumped over a railing and fell six metres.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A witness shared a photo of paramedics treating the man as he lay on the ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His white t-shirt was splattered with blood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He was rushed to St Vincent&#8217;s Hospital where he remains in a stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Inquiries are continuing into the incident and any witnesses are urged to contact local police and Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9d3bd5fd7c5efd45\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100418443-14917175-image-m-3_1752804330073.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A witness shared a photo of paramedics treating the man as he lay on the ground (pictured)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A witness shared a photo of paramedics treating the man as he lay on the ground (pictured)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fb5db8d59792084d\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/100418441-14917175-Police_and_paramedics_were_called_after_the_alleged_theft_about_-a-63_17528045736.jpeg\" height=\"792\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Police and paramedics were called after the alleged theft about 4.25pm on Thursday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Police and paramedics were called after the alleged theft about 4.25pm on Thursday<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Video shared on TikTok showed at least one entrance of the Westfield centre was thrown into lockdown, with shutters closed over the windows and door.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a separate video by the same account, a witness said their friend came to the aid of the man until paramedics arrived.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">More to come.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Accused thief critical after jumping over a railing and plunging six metres in Westfield Sydney CBD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Man allegedly stole shoes from store He jumped and fell 6m after police chased him By CAITLIN 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