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Asda worker sacked for 'racist' comment to shopper says she was trying to stop panic buying

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The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxAn Asda worker who was sacked after a customer complained she'd thrown a racist slur at them over their Asian heritage has claimed she was actually telling them off for panic-buying.Samantha Doherty was given the boot after a row with a customer during the height of the coronavirus pandemic when panic-buying saw shoppers herding products like loo roll, pasta and rice in bulk.The shopper complained to Asda bosses when Doherty told them: "We see this all the time with people like you."When the mortified customer claimed Doherty's comments were in reference to their Asian ethnicity, Asda investigated Doherty's behaviour at a disciplinary.

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