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McDonalds staff allegedly beat a giant rat to death with a broom after fears of it attacking children.

A terrified mum, Camille Oladokun, has said she will never eat at one of the fast food restaurants ever again after the large rodent came running towards her and her three-year-old daughter, Yana Atayi, at the Westfield Stratford City branch in London last week, on September 13.

Despite being scared by the humongous critter, the 21-year-old nail technician was 'disgusted' when staff beat it to death in an 'inhumane' manner, leaving customers who looked on screaming in horror.

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Footage of the shocking incident was captured and shared to X, formerly Twitter. In the clip, the rodent could be seen scurrying along the restaurant's floor and hiding behind chairs as staff frantically tried to catch it.

Camille, from Stratford, London, said: "I had just taken my daughter for a day out and was on my way home because I live in Stratford. She was hungry so I thought we would stop off here and get us a little snack.

"When we first got in there everything was fine, I went to sit down with her and we got our food. I'd already eaten about half of my food at the time. Then I noticed a bit of commotion but Stratford McDonald's can be a bit rowdy sometimes so I didn't really pay too much attention to it but then I saw several of the workers come out.

"They were talking really loudly and it seemed like something was going on. One of them had a broom and they were running around doing something and that's the first time I saw something run across the floor."

The mum continued: "I got my phone out and saw it run towards me. I stopped recording at that point because I had to go grab my daughter – I was scared it was going to attack her. The rat was literally running around my buggy and I was scared it was going to do something.

"I know they can be aggressive; they can bite which can lead to issues. I didn't care about myself, I just didn't want it to go near her. It was huge. I've never seen a rat that big."

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After catching the rodent, Camille claims McDonald's staff then began 'whacking' the animal to death with a broom. She said: "[McDonald's staff] started whacking it with the broom. We quickly went to the other side of the restaurant.

"I didn't really watch them beat it to death. I turned my daughter's buggy around because I didn't want her to see that but I heard them do it and they said it was dead. I didn't really want to see any blood so didn't look back again. It's unhygienic, it's disgusting, it's inhumane."

The disgruntled customer claimed she would be boycotting McDonalds from now on, as she said: "I'm never going to McDonald's in the UK again. If I ever have to go it will never be in this area."

A McDonald's spokesperson said: "Hygiene and cleanliness are of the utmost importance to us and following the sighting, the restaurant crew took immediate steps to rectify the situation. The restaurant then closed so that it could undergo a deep clean of the area.

"Our external pest control experts were called out for an urgent precautionary inspection too and confirmed the site has no internal pest issues. They will continue to provide regular routine checks of the restaurant and surrounding area which is standard practice and helps ensure the restaurant maintains its Food Hygiene Rating of 5."

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• Mcdonalds
• Rats
• Restaurants
• Food
• Animals
• London

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