Mrs Starmer will appear at Leicester Magistrates court on 24 August, charged with perverting the cause of public justice.
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Caroline Starmer, 28, claimed she was assaulted by one of the company’s security guards at the Humberstone Gate Store in Leicester.
Speaking at the time, she said: I stood my ground and stated my rights, that I can legally feed where I want.
Mother-of-four Caroline Starmer alleged that that she was feeding nine-month-old Paige behind a mannequin in the clothing retailer’s store in Leicester when the worker forced her to stop.
“I was stunned, I didn’t know what to do, this stranger had hold of my daughter and was walking off with her screaming while I had my breast exposed and my other daughter in the pushchair”.
“The charges are laid in connection with an alleged incident at Primark’s Leicester store on 13 July 2015”.
The spokesman confirmed breastfeeding mums are always welcome in the chain’s stores.
The Mirror quotes a Primark spokesperson saying the business doesn’t prohibit breastfeeding, and, “In addition, any customer can request a quiet or private area within the store to breastfeed her child and our staff will do all they can to accommodate such a request.”
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This of course includes breastfeeding mothers,
who remain welcome, as ever, at Primark”.
In a statement, Primark, which trades as Penneys in Ireland, said that they were aware of the arrest and had cooperated with police since the incident was reported.
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Police have told people not to post anything online that might prejudice the court proceedings.
