Disabled woman branded a ‘fat s***’ in McDonald’s after customers raged at how long she took to help her cerebral palsy sufferer boyfriend go to the loo
Tasha Gollop and partner Chris Alderman - who both suffer from cerebral palsy - visited branch in Lincoln following an evening out with friends
A DISABLED woman was branded a “fat s***” after spending fifteen minutes in a McDonald’s toilet.
Tasha Gollop and partner Chris Alderman both suffer from cerebral palsy and rely on the use of electric wheelchairs.
During a night out with friends, they went to the disabled toilet at a branch of the fast food chain in Cornhill, Lincoln, together.
But in the quarter of an hour they were inside, they were harangued by people shouting and yelling at them to hurry up before someone kicked the door.
Chris said: "My girlfriend can't walk and I can't walk long distances, so we are both in a wheelchair and both went to the toilet together.
"We were in there for about 15 minutes we think, but we weren't counting. Why would you?
"There was a load of loud noise outside the door with people saying hurry up, then someone kicked the door really hard.”
When they emerged from the toilet, they went up to some girls nearby who were staring at them, and asked them if they were to blame.
They claim the girls admitted it was them, before one called Tasha “a fat s***”, adding: “What are you going to do about it?”
The girls were evicted from the restaurant and police weren't called.
Chris hailed McDonald's staff, before adding: "We have both been left shaken up over the incident.
"We were disgusted that we couldn't use the facilities without being abused.
"You don't expect to be abused when you go out for a meal. It was an unnecessary and unpleasant experience and it ruined what had been a good night seeing friends."
A spokesperson for McDonald's said: "An incidence of anti-social behaviour took place at our Cornhill restaurant, during which a small number of individuals demonstrated unacceptable behaviour.
"Our priority is to ensure that our restaurants are safe and welcoming environments for both our customers and our employees. We therefore take a zero tolerance approach when it comes to disruptive behaviour and on this occasion the group was asked to leave the restaurant."
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