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Morrisons agrees to meet with manager sacked for tackling serial shoplifter

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Morrisons' chief executive has agreed to meet with a store manager who was dismissed after tackling a serial shoplifter.Sean Egan, from Wolverhampton, was sacked from his role at the Aldridge branch in Walsall after 29 years of service to the company.Mr Egan was terminated for breaching the company's deter-and-not-detain policy, after the incident in December when serial thief Daniel Kendall was spotted attempting to steal bottles of alcohol.A Morrisons spokesman had earlier insisted that procedures for dealing with theft incidents "must be strictly followed".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say In the wake of the incident, Morrisons' Rami Baitieh acknowledged that while there has been widespread public reaction to Mr Egan's dismissal, media coverage "does not reflect the full facts of the situation".The supermarket boss explained the company had avoided making detailed public statements "because we do not believe that this would be helpful for Sean".Mr Baitieh added the coverage failed...

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