Food Delivery Driver Ripped Cross from Wall of Christian Home

Country: United Kingdom

Date of incident: June 11, 2018


A Greek Orthodox Christian, noticed that the Palm Sunday cross which had been hanging outside her front door for many years had been ripped off when she left for work. It was scattered in pieces on her doormat. After reviewing security cameras, the family discovered that a food delivery driver had torn the cross down just before delivering food to the home. The homeowner reported the incident as hate crime and police began an investigation.

Georgia Savva, the homeowner, also approached the restaurant directly and received a written apology from them. The restaurant also issued as statement on its Facebook page saying that they took immediate action to suspend the driver in question and that they fully condemned the driver's actions of discriminatory and intolerant behavior. 

Sources: PremierEvening StandardDaily Mail and The Sun