Shopkeeper injured in brutal attack by teen thug left traumatised and 'shivering' at sight of masked strangers

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A brave Scots shopkeeper who lost a tooth and was left with a swollen eye socket after attempting to capture a teenage thug who launched a brutal attack in her store has spoken out about her ordeal.Nabila Mughal was repeatedly hit in the face by the masked 17-year-old as she blocked his path and tried to lock him inside Raza Stores in Bathgate, moments after he tried to get behind the counter in June, 2021.Her left eye was so badly damaged during the attack that it still causes her pain, and she was also left with a burst mouth after her tooth was knocked out.The 49-year-old says she is traumatised by the violent attack and seven months on still 'shivers' when a stranger wearing a face mask enters her store.The young culprit, who cannot be named for legal reasons, previously admitted the assault and appeared for sentence at Livingston Sheriff Court on Wednesday where he was given a structured deferred sentence by a sheriff.Selflessly, Mrs Mughal said she hopes the young man can “get the help he needs” and pleaded with him not to “ruin his life and other people’s lives” by doing anything like this again.Nabila, who has run the Livery Street store with her husband Zulfiqar for over 20 years, told the Daily Record: “It was the most terrifying experience of my life.

It was the first time something like this has ever happened to me."Afterwards, I suffered so much trauma that I couldn't leave the house for a whole month.“When did come back to the shop I would shiver any time a customer came in wearing a mask."Recalling the attack, Nabila said: “I was suspicious as soon as he entered the shop.

He tried to come in through the counter door but I had locked it. I told him to stay on the other side of the counter."He then went went