“Send Him to Jail”: Man Attacks Female Restaurant Employee as Customers Watch, SA Outraged

“Send Him to Jail”: Man Attacks Female Restaurant Employee as Customers Watch, SA Outraged

  • A shocking incident at a McDonald's in Cape Town left Mzansi outraged after a man was caught on camera assaulting a female employee
  • The clip, shared on Instagram, showed the mlungu manhandling woman in the kitchen as she screamed, while other customers watched
  • Social media users slammed the lack of intervention, questioning why bystanders and employees failed to protect the woman from the aggressive man

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Instagram users were disappointed at how men watched a woman attacked by a man in front of them
A man was filmed assaulting a woman at a local restaurant angering social media users. Image: Jeff Greenberg
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A shocking clip of a man attacking a female McDonald's worker in Kenilworth, Cape Town left social media users furious. Violence in public spaces is always unsettling, but when no one steps in, it's even worse.

The shocking clip, posted on Instagram by @vanslivenews, showed the man in the kitchen of the fast food restaurant, aggressively grabbing the woman while she screamed.

Man attacks McDonald's worker in viral video

The clip captures a chaotic scene inside the McDonald's kitchen where the employee is desperately trying to escape the man's grip. She screams shouting back at him as he comes back charging on towards her.

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Customers in the queue remain still, seemingly unsure of what to do. One man inches closer to help as the commotion in the kitchen escalates, but his friends advise against going into the kitchen. Eventually, after what feels like an eternity, an employee rushes out to hit the security bell, alerting others to step in.

Watch the Instagram video here:

Mzansi is disappointed by the man's actions

The clip angered many social media users who said the employee did not deserve to be manhandled by the guy or any customer, while some wondered where the shop security was. Many questioned other customer's decision not to help the lady saying they wouldn't have stood and watched.

Others were proud of the lady for standing up for herself, calling the man a bully and saying the man should not try that in Joburg.

Social media users were sad after seeing a woman dealing with an aggressive man
Mzansi called for a man who manhandled a female employee at work to be arrested. Image: Sean Anthony Eddy
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User @viwe_kent commented:

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"Her colleagues let her down 😂. They were like you are on your own sisi."

thembartiztikndlovu asked:

"Can Trump please hurry and collect his people."

User @tracey_cesar_ asked:

"How does he even have the guts to go into the Kitchen area? And people just watch him do this? 😳😳😳😳 and assault a Female employee? Really?"

User @siziba_claire shared:

"And everyone is doing nothing but taking videos .. sad."

User @dougbeckscrouse said:

"Send him to jail. They'll sort that "strong" man out."

User @chantz_cornelissen asked:

"Why people don't help😮?"
A stock photo of a restaurant employee
A man was photographed making a burger in a fast-food restaurant. Image: Kobus Louw
Source: Getty Images

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Bongiwe Mati (Human Interest Editor) Bongiwe Mati is an experienced reporter currently working under the Human Interest desk at Briefly News since (Aug 2024). Prior to joining the Briefly team, she worked for a campus newspaper at the University of the Western Cape (2005) before joining the Marketing and Sales department at Leadership Magazine, Cape Media (2007-2009). She later joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant (2023-2024), writing for digital and print magazines under current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. She can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za

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