Supermarket Boss Claims 3 Staff Diagnosed With HIV After Needle Attacks

Iceland staff have been attacked with needles, the chain’s chairman Richard Walker revealed as he called for action against rise in shoplifting violence.

People line up outside an Iceland supermarket on Roman Road in Bow, London, on March 21, 2020. Hollie Adams/Getty Images

The boss of one of Britain’s biggest supermarket chains has said three of his staff have been left HIV positive after being attacked with infected needles.

Richard Walker, executive chairman of Iceland Foods, made the revelation on Friday as he spoke out about increasing violence against store staff.