Man sank bottle of vodka then sprayed bleach in supermarket worker's face

A man who'd sunk a bottle of vodka sprayed bleach in a supermarket worker's face after he was confronted for coughing on customers outside a Lidl store during the Covid pandemic. Younis Mohammed, 55, shouted: "You stupid n****r, I'm going to kill you."

He then pointed a spray bottle filled with bleach at his victim's eyes and face during a bust-up in the car park of the Longsight supermarket on June 10, 2020. Lidl staff earlier approached Mohammed after customers complained he had coughed on them as he begged for food and money while they queued outside.

Following an 'aggressive' confrontation with the victim, Mohammed was moved on by police - only to later return armed with a spray bottle of bleach. Manchester Crown Court heard he was on medication for mental health issues, which he 'should not have been drinking on'.

Mohammed later told police he had no memory of the attack and did not know why he had been arrested due to the effect of the 70cl bottle of vodka he had drank in combination with his medication. He later pleaded guilty to administering poison or noxious substance with intent.

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Prosecuting, Aubrey Sampson said Mohammed had been asked to move by security after 'begging for food and money' outside the store. The victim tried to move him on and customers queueing outside complained to him that Mohammed had been 'coughing on' them.

The court heard how victim approached Mohammed and asked him to move on, but he became 'aggressive', shouting 'f*** off motherf*****. The victim and another colleague managed to move Mohammed away from the queue before calling the police, who escorted Mohammed away from the shop.

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