Shocking moment McDonald’s worker fights off ‘aggressive’ customer with a broom after he forced himself into kitchen ‘and attacked three members of staff’
- McDonald’s staff filmed fighting off a customer to the ground in Whitechapel
- Footage was captured on Sunday morning during assault on Commercial Road
- Mohammed Russel, 29, charged following incident that took place around 7am
- He appeared at Thames’ Magistrates Court today and was further remanded
This is the shocking moment a McDonald’s worker fought off an ‘aggressive’ customer with a broom after he forced himself into the kitchen and ‘attacked three members of staff’.
Two McDonald’s staff were filmed fighting down a man to the ground outside the restaurant on Commercial Road in Whitechapel on Sunday morning.
Mohammed Russel, 29, has been charged following the incident which took place at around 7am and appeared at Thames’ Magistrates Court today, where he was further remanded.
Two McDonald’s staff, pictured in a still from the footage above, were captured fighting off a customer to the ground outside the restaurant on Commercial Road in Whitechapel
The man has been charged with three counts of common assault, section 4a Public Order Act offence, two counts of criminal damage and failing to provide a breath specimen, contrary to the Road Traffic Act 1988.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: ‘A man has been charged following a report of incident in Commercial Road, E1 around 06.57hrs on Sunday, 16 August in Commercial Road, E14.’
McDonald’s said the video shows a ‘culmination of an incident’ after a customer became aggressive and forced himself into the branch’s kitchen.
The man, right, can be seen on the ground, while the two McDonald’s staff stand nearby. The customer, Mohammed Russel, 29, has been charged following the incident
McDonald’s said the video shows a ‘culmination of an incident’ after a customer became aggressive and forced himself into the branch’s kitchen
A spokesperson for the fast food chain told MailOnline: ‘The safety and security of our people and customers is our absolute priority.
‘This video shows the culmination of an incident in which a customer had become verbally and physically aggressive towards our restaurant team, and also forcefully entered the restaurant kitchen.
‘The employees reacted quickly by alerting the police and removing the customer from the restaurant, and he was subsequently arrested.
‘We do not tolerate any form of violence or abuse and have offered our full support to our colleagues involved in this incident.’