A Tesco shopper who was beaten in the street after she stood up to shoplifters has revealed how her ordeal has ruined her life.
Emilie Martin, 39, of east London, was shopping at the chain supermarket in the capital's Hackney area in 2015 when the horrifying attack happened.
The event manager spotted a gang of teenagers stealing sandwiches which, with no security guard to be seen, she reported to the store manager.
The worker told her the staff were powerless to stop them, confessing the group targeted the store nearly every day.
But Ms Martin did not realise the youths had overheard the encounter - and when she left the store, they surrounded her and sprayed her with a drink.
