A British supermarket worker was fired for tackling a prolific Champagne thief on the same day he rescued the store’s security guard, who was suffering a stroke.
Gary MacArthur, who worked for Sainsbury’s – one of the UK’s “Big Four” supermarket chains – in southeast London for the past 15 years, was dismissed over a December 2025 incident where he restrained an aggressive shoplifter, LBC reported Thursday.
MacArthur, 34, wasn’t meant to be on duty when the ordeal happened. He worked an extra hour to help his female co-workers after the West Wickham store’s security guard fell ill.
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