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Man tells Polish woman to 'go back to her country' in rant
- Published_at:2017-01-24
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Zero One
- tags: man polish market woman rant country racist nationalist aldi marta расист мужчина поляк женщина страна
- description: Credit: thecomet.net 'Just go back to your own country': Racist thug launches foul rant at Polish mother shopping with her young children in Aldi The mother, known only as Marta, was accosted in Aldi in Stevanage She was speaking Polish and man told her to 'start speaking English' Then said 'just go back' after she questioned his rudeness towards her Woman called for store manager and has reported the incident to police A horrified Polish mother and her two young children were racially abused and sworn at by a foul-mouthed yob as they shopped near their home. The woman, who only wants to be known as Marta, was stunned when she was told to 'go back' by the middle-aged man as she spoke Polish in a busy Aldi store. The shocking verbal attack has left the Polish community in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 'shocked and saddened'. Marta captured the tail end of the tirade of abuse on a video using her mobile phone so she could report the astonishing incident. She was shopping with her two children aged three and nine near her home last Wednesday when the total stranger suddenly confronted her out of the blue. Marta said: 'I had just met my friend in the supermarket and we were having a conversation. 'This man passed by us and suddenly said: "Start speaking English". I said: "Excuse me?" 'He then swore at me twice and told me to go back to my country, making an offensive comment about me being Polish. I asked him: "What's your problem? Would you like to ask anything else about my country?" 'He said: "Just go back".' The furious mother-of-two added: 'I called for the manager and told them what was happening and my husband came over. 'And then he stopped shouting at us, but he carried on saying things under his breath.' Marta's stunning footage clearly shows the arrogant lout, who was wearing a green Parka and red baseball cap, turning towards her and say: 'Just go back.' The graphic clip then shows her asking him why he thinks it's OK to make such comments about her. The cocky man retorted: 'Freedom of speech.' Marta said that five and a half years living in Stevenage it is the first time she's ever been abused - which 'made the attack so surprising.' 'He can think whatever he wants, but he can't upset my family and my children,' she said. 'Maybe he's quite scared and upset with everything happening with Brexit, making it easier for small-minded people to think such things.' Marta, an assistant restaurant manager, went to school in London before returning to Poland. She then moved back to England for work. 'I've worked hard here and have a good job,' she said. 'Stevenage has always been a very welcoming place on the whole, that's what we decided to stay here,' insisted Marta. 'We want to live here because we really like this country and like the freedom of this country.' Marta reported the verbal assault to Hertfordshire Police. The force has now launched an urgent investigation. Outraged Piotr Malecki, of Stevenage's Eastern European Association, branded the abuse an 'unprovoked, vicious, verbal, racist attack'. Mr Malecki said: 'The whole situation is a terrible shock to our Polish community, especially that two children were also subjected to this nasty racist attack. 'Luckily, through enormous effort from the community members, sharing words and images on social media, we managed to identify an individual with his full name and his full address. 'We reported him to police in Stevenage and we are waiting for police to contact us back. 'The attacker was a middle-aged white male, wearing a green, military-style Parka coat and red baseball hat. 'We'd like to take this opportunity to share our disappointment.' He stressed: 'We also want to ask for support for our community members to make sure this nasty and unacceptable behaviour is thoroughly dealt with and that it does not go unpunished. 'Unfortunately we have not had a very positive experience with reporting similar incident to police in the past. 'Polish citizens who live in Stevenage are a very strong part of the local community and contribute to a very diverse and multicultural social landscape in our town. Thanks for watching. Please like, comment and subscribe for new videos!
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