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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Susie Beever

Black NHS midwife sues after colleagues told to 'check their bags' on her last day

An NHS midwife has won a discrimination case after a racist jibe at her expense on her last day in the job.

Olukemi Akinmeji took her bosses to court after a hospital colleague repeatedly told staff to "check their bags" on her final day.

The midwife said the comments followed on from nearly two years of working in a "toxic" environment where her colleagues would "gang up" on her.

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