<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Six teenagers have been charged after a </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/sunshine-coast" rel="" target="" title="Sunshine Coast"><span>Sunshine Coast</span></a><span> shop owner was allegedly set upon on Saturday night after he accused one of them of stealing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Shane Kensett told 9News he kicked a boy out of the Dicky Beach IGA store when he caught him trying to steal a pair of scissors.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said not long afterwards, the boy returned with a group of teenagers who cornered him at the front of his store.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/porepunkah-victoria-police-shooting-live-updates-latest-news-headlines/7dcdf6e1-5c00-4554-8d22-cc74f2e1f007" rel="" target="" title="Two officers killed, one injured in shooting at rural Victoria property"><strong><span>Two officers killed, one injured in shooting at rural Victoria property</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I confronted them and said 'Go away, there's no need for this'," Kensett said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I felt alright until they were surrounding me at the door and I went, 'Alright, I'm in some trouble here'."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The group then allegedly punched and kicked Kensett, continuing to attack him after he had fallen to the ground.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sunshine-coast-supermarket-owner-set-upon-after-confronting-alleged-shoplifter-queensland-crime-news/2ccdc303-8d4c-488f-b498-9f73b9b8d886" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The group fled when two members of the public intervened.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kensett was rushed to hospital with a concussion, fractured nose, lacerations and bruising.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police have charged six teenagers, aged between 14 and 17 with a number of offences including assault occasioning bodily harm and attempts to maim.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I really hope that the magistrates hold up the work that the police have done and charge them for the full extent of what they've done," Kensett said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is now recovering and has been able to return to work.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>