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