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Moment masked thieves pelt bakery owner with bread rolls before escaping with stolen cash: 'It's getting worse'

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Stevens, K. (2026, October 23). Moment masked thieves pelt bakery owner with bread rolls before escaping with stolen cash: 'It's getting worse'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16228575/wallsend-bakery-robbery-masked-men-newcastle-fear.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-23 · by Kylie Stevens

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Thi Ha and her husband Minh Nguyen, owners of Wallsend Bakery west of Newcastle, were robbed by two masked individuals around 5am on a Saturday morning. The thieves, armed with knives, stole $250 from the bakery before fleeing in a light-colored vehicle. During the incident, one thief threw bread rolls at the couple when they confronted him via CCTV footage. This is the second robbery the bakery has faced recently, causing the owners to feel unsafe and consider changing their opening hours for safety reasons.
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Thi Ha and her husband Minh Nguyen, owners of Wallsend Bakery in Newcastle, NSW, were targeted by two masked men who robbed their business early Saturday morning. The thieves, armed with knives, stole $250 from the bakery’s till before fleeing in a light-colored vehicle. CCTV footage showed one thief throwing bread rolls at the couple when confronted. Despite being shaken by the incident, the couple continued operating the bakery that day. The robbery highlights increasing concerns about crime affecting small business owners in the area.

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Topics

NSW Newcastle Vietnamese Wallsend Wallsend Bakery

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Minh Nguyen PERSON · 2× Nguyen PERSON · 2× Thi Ha PERSON · 2× Wallsend GPE · 2× Hornery PERSON · 1× NSW GPE · 1× Newcastle ORG · 1× Sonia Hornery PERSON · 1× Vietnamese NORP · 1× Wallsend Bakery ORG · 1×

Narrative

The couple continued trading as normal on Saturday despite being shaken by the robbery. Two masked figures were captured on CCTV taking money from a till in a bakery in Wallsend on Saturday CCTV showed one of the pair throwing bread rolls at the bakery owners when confronted Thi Ha (pictured) and her husband Minh Nguyen watched as the pair sped off in their car '
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23
🔮 Me and my husband said that with all the money given to us we will put into a charity, to go to a lot of people who need it better than us, we are still working, we can make money.'

Claims (23 extracted, 1 hedged)

The owners of a popular Vietnamese bakery have said they fear for their safety after armed thieves allegedly targeted their business during an early-morning robbery. uncertain
thieves → say → robbery
Thi Ha and her husband Minh Nguyen were preparing to open Wallsend Bakery, west of Newcastle, shortly after 5am on Saturday when two masked figures entered the store. asserted
figures → prepare → store
The couple said they believed the two masked offenders were men and were carrying knives. asserted
offenders → say → knives
CCTV footage of the confrontation showed a light-coloured vehicle pulling up outside the bakery before two figures wearing hoodies entered the Nelson Street business. asserted
figures → show → business
One man ran behind the counter and started pulling money from the till into a tote bag as the second kept watch near the door. asserted
second → run → door
Mr Nguyen spotted the commotion on CCTV from the kitchen at the back of the store and ran out to confront them. asserted
Nguyen → spot → them
One of the men threw bread rolls from a nearby shelf at Mr Nguyen and his wife before the pair sprinted back to the car and sped off with cash totalling $250. asserted
pair → throw → 250
The couple continued trading as normal on Saturday despite being shaken by the robbery. Two masked figures were captured on CCTV taking money from a till in a bakery in Wallsend on Saturday CCTV showed one of the pair throwing bread rolls at the bakery owners when confronted Thi Ha (pictured) and her husband Minh Nguyen watched as the pair sped off in their car ' asserted
pair → continue → car
We actually [do] not feel safe anymore,' the couple wrote on social media, adding that an 'incident' had happened at the bakery in September, although they did not provide further details. asserted
they → feel → details
'It's really difficult for us after the event happened a few weeks ago. asserted
event → happen → us
Then now it happen[s] again but getting worse. asserted
it → happen[ → ?
[It's] really hard for small businesses [to] keep their work nowadays. asserted
businesses → keep → work
The owners named local Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery in their plea for help, and the politician shared a public statement of support. asserted
politician → name → support
This is a lovely, hardworking family,' Hornery said. asserted
Hornery → say → ?
'As small business owners, they deserve to be safe in our community. asserted
they → deserve → community
If you are able, please show your support for this wonderful small business.' asserted
you → show → business
NSW Police confirmed to the Daily Mail on Thursday that no arrests have yet been made. asserted
arrests → confirm → Thursday
The community has rallied behind the bakery in recent days, but the owners said they are planning to abandon their 6am opening time and begin trading later as a safety precaution. asserted
they → rally → precaution
'We lost some money (from the robbery) but we received a lot of love from the community,' Ms Ha told news.com.au. asserted
Ha → lose → news.com.au
'We had lots of customers, new and old, cheering us and checking in on us. asserted
lots → have → us
Me and my husband said that with all the money given to us we will put into a charity, to go to a lot of people who need it better than us, we are still working, we can make money.' asserted
we → say → money
Anyone with information or relevant footage is urged to call Crime Stoppers. asserted
Anyone → urge → Stoppers
Do you know more? asserted
you → know → more
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