Police are investigating stunning footage of a McDonald’s bouncer allegedly slapping a teenage buyer throughout the face – after claiming the boy threw a screwed-up paper bag at him as a ‘prank’.
Footage shot outdoors the doorway to the quick meals restaurant in Dundonald, close to Belfast, Northern Eire, reveals the masked employee gripping the child by his coat as his mates giggle.
However they’re rapidly surprised into silence when the person strikes the frightened teenager together with his proper hand, inflicting his head to jolt sidewards, earlier than asking ‘are you loopy?’.
The surprised boy asks ‘what?’, earlier than the safety guard, who remains to be holding the boy at arm’s size, turns him round and marches him into the courtyard the place a McDonald’s paper bag will be seen on the ground.
The safety guard seeks to justify his actions to witnesses by claiming the unnamed boy threw the paper bag at him, with the teenager flippantly responding, ‘I did not imply to, it is a prank’.
The Police Service of Northern Eire have confirmed they’re investigating the incident, which occurred round 10pm on Saturday, January 8.
McDonald’s declare the person works for an exterior safety firm and has been suspended from working on the fast-food large’s shops whereas an investigation takes place.
Police are investigating stunning footage of a McDonald’s bouncer allegedly slapping a teenage buyer throughout the face outdoors a retailer in Northern Eire – after claiming the boy threw a screwed-up paper bag at him as a ‘prank’
Additionally they acknowledged {that a} buyer grew to become ‘verbally and bodily abusive in the direction of the restaurant crew’ previous to the altercation.
A Twitter person posted the video which they captioned: ‘It’s best to by no means carry your hand to a baby, particularly another person’s.’
The video has been considered greater than 6,000 occasions and has attracted dozens of replies, with some slamming the person as ‘out of order’ whereas others declared the child ‘deserved it’.
Laura Dunn wrote: ‘Why did nobody step in? I am telling you, if that wee boy was mine it might be the final child he’d put his hand on.’
Adrian Dun wrote: ‘The younger boy deserves all he will get. Too many don’t have any respect as of late. We have solely seen a part of the video.’
The safety guard seeks to justify his actions to witnesses by claiming the unnamed boy threw the paper bag at him, with the teenager flippantly responding, ‘I did not imply to, it is a prank’
The footage was recorded outdoors the doorway to the quick meals restaurant in Dundonald, close to Belfast, Northern Eire
Rebecca B commented: ‘Do not be so ridiculous! It is clear from the video that the boy threw garbage and that is why the person slapped him. The person was utterly out of order.’
Consumer JR Hartley agreed and wrote: ‘Belfast’s most infamous doormen would not have cracked one other man for that nevermind a baby ffs, give yer head a wobble lad.’
A McDonald’s spokesperson stated: ‘The security and safety of our folks and prospects is our absolute precedence.
‘This video reveals the end result of an incident wherein a buyer had turn out to be verbally and bodily abusive in the direction of our restaurant crew.
‘The person in query works for an exterior safety firm and won’t be on obligation at any of our eating places whereas the investigation is ongoing.’
A spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Eire stated: ‘Police are investigating the report of an assault outdoors business premises within the Higher Newtownards Street space of Dundonald on Saturday night (January eighth).
‘It was reported at round 10pm {that a} younger male had been slapped throughout the face by a person.’
Enquiries are ongoing and police have appealed to anybody with any data in relation to the incident to contact 101 quoting reference quantity 1617 of 08/01/22.