A man has been arrested after he was thrown out of the store and three workers were assaulted at a Sainsbury’s branch in London.
Footage taken in Clapham High Street yesterday afternoon showed a customer appear to slap a worker in the face after he had been dragged out of the supermarket.
Moments later, other members of staff drag him to the ground and one appears to punch him.
It is thought the violent altercation began after the man was abusive to staff.
A witness at the scene said: ‘He was shouting but I don’t think it’s fair how he is being handled.
‘He says he hasn’t done anything and isn’t being violent or aggressive, but several security guards tackled him.’
The footage, filmed at around 4pm yesterday, shows the customer having a heated argument with staff members, which quickly escalates into a fight.
The incident allegedly started at the self-checkout counter after a man was ‘abusive’ to staff, according to a female Sainsbury’s team member.
In the first part of the video the four individuals can be seen arguing by the self-checkout of the supermarket, before several team members drag the man to the exit. The man stumbles and falls to the ground.
The conversation then continues outside, where at one point, the man slaps what appears to be a female Sainsbury’s worker.
Other male workers jump on top of him and wrestle him to the ground, where he is dragged across the floor.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that a 48-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of assault and a racially aggravated public order offence.
‘Police were called at 4.12pm on Sunday to reports of a disturbance at a shop on Clapham High Street,’ a spokesperson said.
‘Officers attended and were informed that three members of staff had been assaulted by a customer. One member of staff was taken to hospital for treatment.
‘A 48-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault and a racially aggravated public order offence. He was taken to a south London police station where he remains in custody.’
Sainsbury’s has been contacted by Metro.co.uk for a comment.
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