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| Primark security guard 'removes baby from woman's breast' | Primark security guard 'removes baby from woman's breast' |
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| Claims a Primark security guard removed a woman's baby while she was breastfeeding and ordered her to leave the store are being investigated by police. | Claims a Primark security guard removed a woman's baby while she was breastfeeding and ordered her to leave the store are being investigated by police. |
| Caroline Starmer said on Facebook the security guard at the Leicester store told her if she wanted her daughter "I was to come and get her". | Caroline Starmer said on Facebook the security guard at the Leicester store told her if she wanted her daughter "I was to come and get her". |
| She said it was a "horrific experience" which has left her confidence "shot". | She said it was a "horrific experience" which has left her confidence "shot". |
| Primark said it has seen no evidence that Ms Starmer was approached. | Primark said it has seen no evidence that Ms Starmer was approached. |
| The company said it had investigated the customer's claim and reviewed CCTV footage from the time in question. | The company said it had investigated the customer's claim and reviewed CCTV footage from the time in question. |
| It also said it had spoken to the security guards on duty, who "deny behaving in the way alleged" and who did not fit the description given by the customer. | It also said it had spoken to the security guards on duty, who "deny behaving in the way alleged" and who did not fit the description given by the customer. |
| It concluded "that the customer's allegation is not supported by the available evidence to date". | It concluded "that the customer's allegation is not supported by the available evidence to date". |
| Ms Starmer wrote on the breastfeeding campaign Free to Feed's page that she fed her nine-month-old daughter in "a quiet spot" in the shop after she started crying. | Ms Starmer wrote on the breastfeeding campaign Free to Feed's page that she fed her nine-month-old daughter in "a quiet spot" in the shop after she started crying. |
| After five minutes, she said, the security guard approached her and asked her to leave. | After five minutes, she said, the security guard approached her and asked her to leave. |
| 'A right mess' | 'A right mess' |
| "I stood my ground and stated my rights, that I can legally feed where I want," she wrote. | "I stood my ground and stated my rights, that I can legally feed where I want," she wrote. |
| "Just for the security officer to physically remove my daughter from my breast and walk down the store with her, saying if I wanted my daughter, then I was to come and get her." | "Just for the security officer to physically remove my daughter from my breast and walk down the store with her, saying if I wanted my daughter, then I was to come and get her." |
| In other posts she wrote she was in "complete shock" and she has been left "a right mess" by the incident. | In other posts she wrote she was in "complete shock" and she has been left "a right mess" by the incident. |
| The Free to Feed group posted: "This is absolutely disgusting. Primark sort it out!! This woman deserves more than a public apology! I actually feel sick with rage." | The Free to Feed group posted: "This is absolutely disgusting. Primark sort it out!! This woman deserves more than a public apology! I actually feel sick with rage." |
| Leicestershire Police said they have spoken to Ms Starmer and "arrangements are being made to take further statements in relation to the incident". | Leicestershire Police said they have spoken to Ms Starmer and "arrangements are being made to take further statements in relation to the incident". |
| Primark said on Twitter it "welcomes" breastfeeding mothers in store and is investigating "as a matter of urgency". | Primark said on Twitter it "welcomes" breastfeeding mothers in store and is investigating "as a matter of urgency". |
| Breastfeeding and the law | Breastfeeding and the law |
| Source: Equality Act 2010 | Source: Equality Act 2010 |