McDonald’s Australia to offer Sunnybank outlet staff counselling after horrific carpark death
McDonald’s Australia has broken its silence after Monday’s horrific shooting death in the Sunnybank outlet’s carpark where a man set himself on fire and ran at police.
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MCDONALD’S Australia has issued a statement following the horrific shooting death of a man who set himself on fire and ran at police in the carpark of McDonald’s Sunnybank on Monday.
The fast food giant said that no employees directly witnessed the incident but staff who were on shift have been offered counselling.
“The safety and security of our people and our customers is of the utmost importance, and our priority is supporting our employees at this time,” the representative said.
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On Monday night, police were called to a domestic violence incident at Wynne St in Sunnybank Hills where a 43-year-old man had doused a woman in petrol.
He ran away from police but was located about an hour later in the carpark of McDonald’s Sunnybank, where he doused himself in petrol, set himself alight and ran at police, who fired non-lethal rounds before using their firearms to bring the man down just metres away from them.
The shockingly violent incident comes just two months after the Camp Hill horror when mum-of-three Hannah Clarke was doused in petrol and set on fire by her estranged ex Rowan Baxter.
There have been fears that social distancing rules to combat the coronavirus pandemic will lead to an increase in domestic violence cases, as vulnerable women and children are forced to stay home with potentially violent partners and fathers.
Last week, Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC) boss Cheryl Vardon called on the public to keep an eye out for children who may be abused or neglected and not to be afraid to “dob in” perpetrators.
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