Peckham Hair and Cosmetics London: Man interviewed under caution following large protest outside shop

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A man has been interview under caution following a large protest outside the shop.   Met Police were called Peckham Hair and Cosmetics after a physical altercation took place between a male employee and a female shopper.   The video of the altercation has gone viral, leading to protests in Peckham.

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00:00 Hello and thanks for watching. A man has been interviewed under caution in connection with

00:06 an incident at a Peckham shop which resulted in a large protest yesterday afternoon. Several

00:12 hundred people gathered outside Peckham Hair and Cosmetics in Rye Lane after footage circulated

00:19 online showing an altercation in the store in which a man can be seen holding a woman

00:25 by the neck after she hit him over the head with a basket. Protesters gathered outside

00:31 the store on September 12th writing signs that read 'Protect Black Women' and 'We

00:36 Are Not Your Prophet' among others. When police arrived at the store on September 11th,

00:44 the 31-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assault and was later bailed pending further

00:50 inquiries. Police said they attended the premises after being called at 1.16pm to report of

00:57 the woman attempting to steal items and an employee preventing her from leaving. Now

01:05 a Met spokesman has said a 45-year-old man has been interviewed under caution earlier

01:11 on September 13th.

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