This is the man the owner of the Park Minimart and Takeaways believes stole the pie. Photo: SuppliedA Mt Maunganui shop assistant has been confronted by a man claiming to have a bomb, demanding a pie. She said the shirtless man told her son he was homeless and demanded a pie. When her son refused, the offender threatened him, saying he had bomb in his bag. The store owner said her son handed over a pie and the offender wandered off.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 13, 2017 20:26 UTC