A woman assaulted a Primark staff member after "flirting" with her colleague.
Abigale Prosser, 32, admitted assault by beating and criminal damage to property when she appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Thursday (September 22). Prosser, a student, admitted attacking a female employee at Primark in Worcester city centre on May 13 after she started talking to a shop assistant she found attractive.
According to prosecutor Sumreen Afsar, Prosser was "asking uncomfortable questions, 'are you gay', 'are you straight'" to the male shop assistant before "another staff member told her to leave him alone".
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Mrs Afsar said: "She started attacking her, pulling her hair and grabbed her face. A number of injuries were suffered. The only reason she stopped was because a security guard intervened."
Mrs Afsar said the victim's injuries included scratches and marks on her face and arms. The prosecutor said in the attack Prosser ripped the victim's top - which led to the criminal damage charge.
Ian Parsons, defending, said Prosser had gone into the store to buy shoes but she didn't like the selection and wanted to raise that with Primark. Prosser went to the customer desk to get an email address for Primark but, while there, she started talking to a shop assistant that she claims to have found attractive.
He said Prosser had not been homophobic, rather asking questions because she liked him, and became angry as she felt the victim had interrupted a private conversation. Mr Parsons said: "She can't really explain it but she got very angry, very quickly and assaulted the woman.
Mr Parsons added his client suffered from anxiety, PTSD and was borderline autistic. Trevor Burgess, chairman of the magistrates bench, adjourned the case for the probation service to produce a pre-sentence report.
Prosser, who has one previous conviction for criminal damage in 2018, was told to attend Worcester Magistrates Court for sentencing next month.
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