Sheffield charity responds to alleged racial abuse by staff member in Instagram video
A video was posted on Instagram over the weekend allegedly showing a woman in the Sharrow area making racist remarks at another person.
After the video was shared, members of the public commented that the woman in question was a member of staff from the Roundabout Charity.
The video has since been removed.
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Hide AdNow Roundabout’s chief executive, Ben Keegan, has responded to the video, saying his organisation is taking its contents “extremely seriously”.
Mr Keegan said in a statement: “This video has been brought to our attention and we are taking its content extremely seriously.
"Roundabout has a long history of promoting anti-discriminatory practice and we will be dealing with this issue in accordance with our very clear policy of zero tolerance towards all discriminatory behaviour.”
Roundabout is a South Yorkshire homelessness support charity for people aged 16 to 25.
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