Cashier sprayed in eyes with Lysol by customer mad about purchase limit, police say

Leicester police are searching for a woman who allegedly sprayed Lysol in the eyes of a cashier at Walmart after the woman was told there was a product limit on her purchase.Police said the incident happened on March 27. The cashier told the woman there was a limit on the number of Lysol disinfectant cans that she was trying to purchase. The woman then sprayed the cashier in the eyes with the Lysol, requiring a response from EMS, police said. She then completed her purchase and left in what is believed to have been an Uber. Anyone with information is asked to call police.Several retail stores have purchase limits set on certain products amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Leicester police are searching for a woman who allegedly sprayed Lysol in the eyes of a cashier at Walmart after the woman was told there was a product limit on her purchase.

Police said the incident happened on March 27. The cashier told the woman there was a limit on the number of Lysol disinfectant cans that she was trying to purchase.


The woman then sprayed the cashier in the eyes with the Lysol, requiring a response from EMS, police said. She then completed her purchase and left in what is believed to have been an Uber.

Anyone with information is asked to call police.

Several retail stores have purchase limits set on certain products amid the coronavirus outbreak.