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Worker Who Filmed Beating ‘No Longer Employed’ At McDonald’s
April 23, 2011 4:52 PM
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ROSEDALE, Md. (AP/WJZ) — The owner of a McDonald’s franchise in Maryland where a woman was badly beaten says he’s investigating the response of his employees after a video of the assault surfaced online.
Mitchell McPherson said in a statement Saturday that he was shocked and disturbed by the beating inside the Rosedale
restaurant. The company has also issued a statement condemning the beating. McPherson says the employee who took the video “is no longer employed with my organization.” Other workers will be disciplined as warranted.
The video posted online shows a woman being attacked repeatedly by two people while an employee tries to intervene. At one point the suspects pull the victim to the floor by her hair, even ripping off a wig. They drag her into the main dining room. Then after a powerful blow to the head, the victim appears to have a violent seizure, and as she bleeds from the mouth, spectators warn the attackers to flee before cops arrive.
The victim was taken to Franklin Square Hospital for treatment.
The police report reveals the victim told police she did not know her attackers. It also says when police caught up with the suspects, they admitted to getting in a fight with a woman over using the bathroom.
The State’s Attorney’s office is investigating whether the attack was racially or gender motivated to determine if other charges will result.
Baltimore County police say a 14-year-old girl has been charged as a juvenile and charges were pending as of Friday against an 18-year-old woman.
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