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Waitrose shoplifter chaser gets job at iceland after 17 years

Walker Smith, a 44-year-old shopworker, has been offered a job at Iceland after being controversially fired from Waitrose for chasing a shoplifter.

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Smith's 17-year career at waitrose came to an abrupt end

Smith, who had worked at the Clapham branch of Waitrose in south London for 17 years, was dismissed just two days after confronting a thief who had stolen a bag of Lindt gold bunny Easter eggs.

When the bag broke and the shoplifter escaped, Smith threw one of the bunnies towards some trollies in frustration. However, Waitrose claimed that Smith had put himself