Kirsty Gallacher breaks down after being kicked ‘like a football’ by thug in central London street

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00:00Hello, good evening, I hope you're all well. Listen, I just wanted to jump on here to talk

00:06about something I feel is very important, I think it's important to share. Last night

00:11I was physically assaulted in the streets of central London, walking from work to my

00:19car, the walk I do most nights. The streets were lit, there were people around, I was

00:28walking on the pavement. And I noticed this guy, all in black, covered up actually, just

00:39walking at me. And I'm always vigilant. And he was just walking towards me. And I thought

00:45this is this is not right. So I moved out of the way. And then he brushed past me, he turned

00:51around and he kicked me like he was kicking a football. He kicked me in the middle of a

00:56street. At about seven o'clock last night in front of people. And I turned around and

01:03he scarpered. I'm still shocked now. And I have the bruises to prove. I'm afraid. I can't

01:12quite believe what happened. I was not being provocative in any way. I was just going about

01:19my business, as you do. And I was just walking to my car to go back home to my family. I luckily

01:27had some witnesses, some lovely girls saw it and came to my aid. There was a security guard

01:32on a door nearby who was absolutely useless, and didn't do anything, which was hugely disappointing.

01:40And I just stood there. And I couldn't actually believe that someone, a stranger has just decided

01:48for whatever reason, whether he's got a problem with women, whether he's just an opportunist,

01:55he decided he did not like me. And he just thought, I'll give you the boot. And that is not

02:01okay. It's not okay. It's not okay.