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| Security guard in Tesco Extra Reading roof protest | Security guard in Tesco Extra Reading roof protest |
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| A security guard who claims he was "sacked for no reason" from Tesco has spent the night protesting in the supermarket's roof space. | A security guard who claims he was "sacked for no reason" from Tesco has spent the night protesting in the supermarket's roof space. |
| He has been on the girders above the checkouts in Tesco Extra, Reading, for more than 17 hours, live-streaming on Facebook. | |
| Shoppers were told to abandon their trolleys and leave the store as he climbed to the roof yelling. | Shoppers were told to abandon their trolleys and leave the store as he climbed to the roof yelling. |
| Tesco said it was "assisting police with the matter". | Tesco said it was "assisting police with the matter". |
| In his online videos, the 46-year-old man claims he was falsely accused of stealing by the supermarket chain, which led to his sacking by security firm TSS. | In his online videos, the 46-year-old man claims he was falsely accused of stealing by the supermarket chain, which led to his sacking by security firm TSS. |
| He said: "If Tesco think I'm going to walk away from this, they've got another thing coming." | He said: "If Tesco think I'm going to walk away from this, they've got another thing coming." |
| In the latest video, he says he has been denied water for the past 12 hours and also apologised to shoppers. | In the latest video, he says he has been denied water for the past 12 hours and also apologised to shoppers. |
| "Sorry for some of you that are supposed to come here shopping in this store," he said. "It's inconvenient, sorry for that people but it's something I have to do. | "Sorry for some of you that are supposed to come here shopping in this store," he said. "It's inconvenient, sorry for that people but it's something I have to do. |
| "I've been protesting for the past six months and they [Tesco] know about it. | "I've been protesting for the past six months and they [Tesco] know about it. |
| "Today, Tesco needs to come up here, and explain to me why I lost my job." | "Today, Tesco needs to come up here, and explain to me why I lost my job." |
| His wife is outside the Portman Road supermarket supporting him. | His wife is outside the Portman Road supermarket supporting him. |
| She told BBC Berkshire reporter Nick Johnson "he will not be coming down willingly" and they are prepared to "accept the consequences". | She told BBC Berkshire reporter Nick Johnson "he will not be coming down willingly" and they are prepared to "accept the consequences". |
| "He's been wrongfully accused of stealing," she said. "Tesco accused him, told his workplace and his workplace sacked him straight away. | "He's been wrongfully accused of stealing," she said. "Tesco accused him, told his workplace and his workplace sacked him straight away. |
| "Police went through CCTV which took them 10 months to go through and said he was an innocent man and that it was somebody else. | "Police went through CCTV which took them 10 months to go through and said he was an innocent man and that it was somebody else. |
| "He's had no apology off Tesco, no apology off TSS, and this is why he's protesting now." | "He's had no apology off Tesco, no apology off TSS, and this is why he's protesting now." |
| The store's management team is also outside but refusing to comment. | The store's management team is also outside but refusing to comment. |
| TSS has been contacted for a response. | TSS has been contacted for a response. |
| Thames Valley Police is yet to respond to claims of the man's innocence. | Thames Valley Police is yet to respond to claims of the man's innocence. |
| The man has been protesting outside the supermarket with banners for six months. | The man has been protesting outside the supermarket with banners for six months. |
| The Tesco Extra West store was evacuated just after 18:00 BST on Thursday after the police received reports concerning the "welfare of a man". | The Tesco Extra West store was evacuated just after 18:00 BST on Thursday after the police received reports concerning the "welfare of a man". |
| Customers reported being told to abandon their shopping when the man began "yelling" from the ceiling, although they could not understand what he was saying. | Customers reported being told to abandon their shopping when the man began "yelling" from the ceiling, although they could not understand what he was saying. |
| A Tesco spokeswoman said the company was still establishing the circumstances of the incident but believed the man had not been directly employed by Tesco but was a member of security staff. | A Tesco spokeswoman said the company was still establishing the circumstances of the incident but believed the man had not been directly employed by Tesco but was a member of security staff. |
| A statement said: "We're aware of an incident at our Reading West Extra store and are assisting police with the matter." | A statement said: "We're aware of an incident at our Reading West Extra store and are assisting police with the matter." |