Leigh-Anne Pinnock assaulted by male diner in London restaurant
According to reports which are only emerging today, Leigh-Anne Pinnock was assaulted in a London restaurant at the end of last month.
Police were called to the VQ restaurant after Leigh-Anne Pinnock was subjected to an attack by a man following a night out.
According to reports, Leigh-Anne and a female friend were in the restaurant following a night out in Mayfair's Drama nightclub when an altercation took place between themselves and a male diner.
Speaking to Leigh-Anne and her friend, the man reportedly said: "If my girlfriend was here, you would both feel really intimidated’."
It has been established that the women contradicted this remark in a move which appeared to aggravate the diner, with a source saying: "And then he said something like ‘shut up’ to Leigh-Anne’s friend."
"Leigh-Anne turned around and said, ‘Don’t say that to her’ or ‘don’t be rude’ and he walked around the table and leant into her and gave her a clean slap on the face," the source added.
The Little Mix singer was said to have initially laughed off the assault before becoming upset and 'hysterically crying'.
Speaking to The Standard, a spokesperson for The Met confirmed that an incident had indeed taken place in recent weeks.
"Police were called on Monday, 28 November at around 04:50 hours by a woman who stated that a man had threatened to assault her and had assaulted another woman she was with at a restaurant at Great Russell Street, WC1."
"The woman did not require hospital treatment. The suspect made off prior to police arrival. Officers conducted a search of the area and did not locate the suspect."
Leigh-Anne has yet to make a public statement regarding the matter.
