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News24 reports that an allegedly drunk customer assaulted a McDonald's employee at the fast-food chain's Kenilworth branch in Cape Town on Monday.
A video taken by a customer shows the tall man inside the kitchen area aggressively shoving a female employee while claiming he had been waiting for his order for over two hours. While McDonald's branches typically have security guards, none were present during the incident. An employee who witnessed the attack said the man had been drinking and had ordered through the drive-thru, but his order was delayed. The colleague said: "It did not take two hours as he claimed. No one waits that long. Yes, Kenilworth gets busy, but other customers would have been hooting in frustration if it were true." The employee described the scene as terrifying, with staff fearing for their colleague's safety. The staffer claimed that this was not the first time an employee had been targeted at the branch and also alleged that the visibly shaken victim had to continue her shift and only went home late that night. No police case has been opened because the victim apparently did not want to jeopardise her job.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Velani Ludidi and watch the video at News24 (subscription or trial registration required)
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