A pregnant woman was caught allegedly trying to steal from a branch of Currys before kicking a staff member in the shins.
The mum-to-be was involved in a tussle near the shop entrance with the employee.
She booted him in the leg before a man intervened.
Some of the contents of her bag spills on the ground.
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Shocked customers, including a mum with a little girl and an elderly couple, watched on in shock.
The alleged thief then swore at the purple uniform-wearing worker as she walked off across the car park.
He told her he’d call the cops if she returned before launching his own foul-mouthed attack at her.
The ugly scenes happened at Currys on the Portfield Retail Park, Chichester, West Sussex, on Sunday (22 Sept) afternoon.
One onlooker filmed it on their mobile phone.
The worker said: “Give it back.”
The pregnant woman replied: “Get off, listen.”
The angry Currys employee said: “No, you listen.”
The man tried to break them up and said: “She’s pregnant you know, bruv.”
The mum and daughter passing by saw what was happening and moved out of the way.
The man then repeats himself adding: “She’s pregnant, bruv.”
But the worker said: “I’ll give you pregnant.”
The woman then said: “F*cking idiot.”
He then replied: “If you come to this shop again, I’m calling the police.
“You fcking cnt.
“I’ll fck you up next time, btch.”
Locals praised the store employee and slammed the woman, as reported on Need To Know.
Steve Smith said: “Hope they reward that shop worker.”
Andy Hodder joked: “Did they nick it on finance?”
Another said: “The audacity of these thieves.”
A fourth added: “Scum.”
Currys and Sussex Police have been approached for comment.
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