THIS is the shocking moment a McDonald’s worker sparks a mass brawl after slapping a hooded youth across his head.
Horrified customers stepped back in fear as several yobs barged their way into the restaurant in Dalston, east , before attacking the staff member.
The chaos started when the group of youngsters were asked to leave the store by staff.
Footage on social media shows the thugs attempting to force their way into the restaurant by pulling the automatic doors open.
They eventually manage to wedge open the entrance, allowing one of their friends to enter the shop.
He starts to confront one of the workers and gestures at him before knocking his hat off his head, sending it flying across the restaurant.
The staff member retaliates by slapping the teenager across his face and dragging him further inside.
Screams from onlookers can be heard as the rest of his pals storm into the restaurant, shouting and aggressively charging towards the worker.
Filming the ordeal, one girl caught in the crossfire begs onlooking personnel to let her and her friend leave the store.
The pair had been trapped in while staff prevented the gang from re-entering.
McDonald’s confirmed that had been called in following the brawl, which occurred after the “disruptive”; group were asked to leave.
A spokesperson for the US food giant said: “We are aware of the incident involving anti-social behaviour from a group of customers that has been circulating on social media.
“The group were asked to leave the restaurant as they were being disruptive and rude to our people and other customers but forced their way back inside.
“The police were called, and we are supporting them with their enquiries.
“At McDonald’s, we have a zero-tolerance policy for anti-social behaviour, and we expect our staff to be treated with respect and decency at all times.
“We are also reminding our restaurant team of the correct procedures for handling this type of behaviour.”;
It comes amid rising anti-social behaviour in the hospitality and retail sector across the country.
A Sun investigation in April revealed the shocking scale of shoplifting at Greggs branches in the UK.
Our reporters watched as brazen thieves targeted certain stores several times every hour.
In one incident, when a shoplifter was confronted, he simply gave the worker a fist bump before strolling out.
