Teenage girls throw hot tea at disabled man and his wife outside Starbucks (VIDEO)
This is the horrifying moment a gang of teenage girls threw hot tea at a disabled man and his wife as the couple sat outside Starbucks.bAidan James, 28, was drinking coffee with his 27-year-old partner Natasha Stevens when the group launched their ‘despicable’ attack in Camden, north London. The girls – who are thought to be aged between 12 and 14 with one of them the daughter of a famous actor – threw a hot drink before launching an ashtray, chewing gum, chairs and empty cups at the couple. The row started after the girls forcefully grabbed a chair from marketing worker Natasha’s table and threw it across an outdoor seating area. They then attacked her husband, who is in constant pain after being diagnosed with nerve damage and partial paralysis.
Natasha – who is musician Aidan’s full-time carer – started recording the shocking incident, which she says is the latest in a catalogue of public abuse received by her husband. In shocking footage of the incident on December 29th, the girls can be seen hurling abuse at the couple. At one point Aidan tries to shoo the youngsters away with his crutches – with the gang branding him ‘racist’ in response. A man who appears to be a Starbucks worker can be seen coming to the couple’s aid as the group continues to scream and shout. Meanwhile, a group of boys can be seen helping the pair by shouting the names of the girls so they can be reported to police.
According to the couple the girls ran away after five minutes with Aidan left cowering inside Starbucks on the phone to police. Officers have now launched a probe and are trying to track down the girls. Natasha – who met Aidan in 2011 after moving to the UK from Canada and married him the next year – told MailOnline: ‘The kids punched me in the back of the head, threw a hot chai latte on my disabled husband and tried to steal our phones and bags. ‘When that didn’t work they threw ashtrays, gum, chairs and empty cups at us.
‘Why? Because we were sat outside Starbucks on Parkway enjoying a coffee and I looked at them because they were screaming and shouting and throwing chairs next to us.’ She continued: ‘It went on for about five minutes, then they ran away and we waited inside while we called the police as we were too scared to go out. ‘The girls are notorious in the area, we’ve had loads of messages from other people saying they’ve had trouble with them. ‘We don’t condone violence against violence, but they need to know their behaviour is unacceptable.
‘A few of the perpetrators have contacted me on Facebook trying to deflect blame for their actions but the police have all the evidence necessary to prosecute.’ A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ‘Police were called to Parkway, NW1 at 19.13 to reports of an assault. ‘At the scene a man and woman, both aged 27, had been assaulted by a group of four teenaged girls. ‘The female victim was struck on the head and the male had coffee thrown at him. Neither victim suffered serious injuries. ‘Enquiries are underway to identify those responsible. Officers from Central North Command Unit are investigating. ‘There have been no arrests at this time and enquiries are ongoing.’
In early 2013, Aidan began to get excruciating stomach pain, which led to ‘non-epileptic seizures’. Following a series of tests he was eventually diagnosed with mould poisoning as well as calcification of the brain. It has led to nerve damage in his sciatic nerve and stomach, leaving him with no feeling in his left side. In late 2013 Natasha went freelance to become his full-time carer after he was found passed out at work. But Aidan has been subjected to abuse in Camden, the area where the couple live, while walking out in public. According to Natasha he was almost shoved in front of a train and has been spat at on public transport.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman told MailOnline: ‘Police were called to Parkway, NW1 at 1913hrs on 29 December to reports of an assault. ‘At the scene a man and woman had been assaulted by a group of four teenaged girls. ‘The female victim was struck on the head and the male had coffee thrown at him. Neither victim suffered serious injuries. ‘Enquiries are underway to identify those responsible with officers from Central North Command Unit investigating. ‘There have been no arrests at this time and enquiries are ongoing.’