A corner shop is having its licence reviewed after a staff member was accused of hitting an alleged shoplifter with a metal pole and barricading them inside. Police also say Aces Express in Dartford failed to hand over CCTV evidence of a rape outside the store and employed illegal workers. The force applied to Dartford Borough Council for a review of the Spital Street shop’s licence in July this year. It will be considered by a committee on Thursday. PC Andre Smuts wrote to the council to say premises supervisor Ranjeev Thapar “has demonstrated a distinct lack of responsibility,” in running th…