Waitrose faces mounting backlash after sacking worker for tackling Easter egg thief as supermarket insists there is a 'serious danger to life' in confronting shoplifters

Waitrose faces mounting backlash after sacking worker for tackling Easter egg thief as supermarket insists there is a 'serious danger to life' in confronting shopliftersGet your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE By KATHERINE LAWTON, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 17:03, 6 April 2026 | Updated: 17:03, 6 April 2026 e-mail View comments