Disgust at ‘trampling over the elderly’ as pensioner has food taken from shopping trolley

After a pensioner had food items removed from her shopping trolley in a NI supermarket, a local councillor lambasted those for ‘trampling over the elderly’.
By Carmel Robinson
Published 23rd Mar 2020, 14:52 BST
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A Co Armagh councillor said it was a sad reflection on society and it left an elderly woman very upset.

DUP Cllr Gareth Wilson said: “I’m disgusted to learn that an elderly person had some food items blatantly and deliberately removed from their trolley by a shopper in a supermarket.

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“What is wrong with society that our elderly get trampled over in this shocking way,” he asked.

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“I is a sad reflection on society that we now have to, in the midst of deep crisis, effectively ‘cordon off’ our supermarkets to allow the elderly to shop without fear of not getting the basic supplies they need - simply because people can’t purchase responsibly,” he said.

“These are the same dear elderly people who have done the hard yards and given us the very life we hold now!

“Respect our elderly,” demanded Cllr Wilson. Will we have to go for next? A lockable trolley?” he asked.