Woolworths shoppers concerned new anti-theft gates may trap them and hit their children

At one store trialling the gates, a customer said if you wanted to enter without hitting your child, you'd have to go in backwards'

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The trial of a security gate in a Woolworths in Sydney has left customers concerned for their safety, with some saying the series of low-height bars have hit" children in the arms, legs and face.

Maria, who was shopping with her two children at Woolworths in Bass Hill in south-west Sydney on Wednesday, told Guardian Australia that she noticed the new entrance straight away".