Unexpected chaos in the bagging area during Greater Manchester Morrisons mayhem - Manchester Evening News

Unexpected chaos in the bagging area during Greater Manchester Morrisons mayhem 'The poor woman only came in for a balloon'NewsJames Holt Senior Live and Breaking News Reporter19:28, 04 Jun

2025 A woman in a wheelchair began 'throwing items' and 'attacking' people during a self-checkout rampage in a Morrisons store, witnesses have claimed.

The footage, filmed at the supermarket in Eccles on Tuesday (June 3) appeared to show a woman launching a number of different items into the air as onlookers can be heard gasping and

shouting.

‌ During the heated exchange, which appeared to be with another customer also using the self-service tills, a voice is then heard shouting 'you stupid b****' as the woman is seen to pick up

a number of other products from the till and hurl them towards the customer.

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A number of Morrisons staff members then are seen attempting to intervene amid the incident, along with members of the public and security officers.

The woman is then filmed as she goes to repeatedly kick the other customer and continue attacking her after falling to the ground.

Article continues belowThe woman appears to kick another shopper who falls to the ground(Image: Submitted) The chaos then continues as the woman goes on to hit out at a separate customer as

she is held back by another. A third customer appears to then kick her.

The two women then both fall to the ground gripping one another as they are surrounded by a group of onlookers who try to drag them apart.

‌ One customer, who filmed the heated exchange said the woman with wheelchair 'started screaming and throwing things' but had no idea 'what set her off'.

The two women then grab onto each other before falling to the floor(Image: Submitted) "To be honest, I am not too sure what set her off. She just started screaming and throwing things," she

said.

‌ "Then she got out of her chair and attacked a poor woman who only came in for a balloon."

Another witness then claimed that the woman began 'swinging' at an officer after police were called to the supermarket on Tuesday evening.

Police were called out after the violence erupted(Image: Submitted)‌ Greater Manchester Police confirmed they were called at around 6.15pm to the Morrisons store on Irwell Place to reports

of two women fighting.

One woman was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault and assaulting a police officer. No further details have been confirmed.

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