A security guard sacked for assaulting a violent thief has been cleared after bodycam footage proved that he was actually the person being attacked.
Prolific shoplifter Peter Swinbourne, who has racked up 60 previous convictions, including 35 for violence, was a well-known troublemaker in Worcester.
When he arrived at the Tesco Express in Foregate Street, security officer Wayne Price, 40, was on duty.
Swinbourne was trying to force his way inside the shop on September 26 last year as Mr Price, who was employed as a Safer Streets Officer with Worcester BID, radioed for back-up.
Mr Price calmly asked Swinbourne to leave the shop doorway, but he refused and became increasingly irate.
