A member of staff had to spend an hour cleaning after a fight broke out in a corner shop.
Chaotic scenes unfolded at the Fairways Best-one on Townsend Lane, Anfield, on February 28. A video, which has been circulating on social media, shows people throwing bags of sugar and cans across aisles at each other before police attended.
As a result, a 49-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of affray, breach of the peace and threats to kill. She was taken to a police station in Merseyside and has since been released on bail.
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When the ECHO visited the store on Friday, staff member Murugadasn said staff were unsettled by the chaos and worried they could be hurt.
He said: "It took an hour of cleaning afterwards. There was Coca-Cola, sugar, cider and dog food all over the floor.
"I was just here working, doing my job. Those people gave me extra jobs to do.
"They were throwing dog food cans, one six pack of cider, sugar was flying. It was like a game of football, with things going back and forth.
"We told people to get out, then we were on the phone to the police."
The video clip begins as a woman picks up a bag of sugar and throws it into another aisle. Shouting, swearing and commotion can be heard as she throws.
The camera pans to a smiling onlooker before a staff member, appearing to be holding a pool cue, then intervenes. The woman then tells the staff member "I'll f***ing knock you out with that bat" before throwing more bags of sugar over the shelves separating the aisles.
Another woman then retaliates, throwing items back from the other aisle. Bags of sugar and cans of Strongbow cider can be seen littered across the floor.
Amid the chaos, a disgruntled shopper caught in the bedlam can be heard saying: "I only wanted ciggies". One woman is heard yelling "I want my money" and staff member is called a "soft c**t".
Another can be heard saying: "She's just swung for my son". The staff member responds by telling those involved to leave and says they are not allowed inside the shop.
Towards the end of the clip, which lasts around 100 seconds, a police officer enters the store to deal with the incident.
A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: "A woman has been arrested following a disturbance on Townsend Lane in Anfield on Tuesday 28 February.
"At around 1pm we received a report of a disturbance at a shop in the area.
"Police arrested a 49-year-old woman from Liverpool on suspicion of affray, breach of the peace and threats to kill.
"She was taken to a police station in Merseyside and has since been released on bail.
"Anyone who has any further information on this incident is asked to DM @MerPolCC, call 101 or contact @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 23000174556."
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