A man was so angry that Folkestone's Asda branch ran out of his preferred bread he assaulted the supermarket manager and threatened to kill him.
Ben Robson, 22, went shopping at the Asda on Bouverie Square, Folkestone - but took his rage out on staff when he could not purchase his favourite brand of bread.
Robson first abused the worker, who had told him they ran out of Warburtons bread, but still had plenty of Hovis and Kingsmill brands, by calling him racist and other abusive names.
He then stormed to the store's front desk, to remonstrate with other staff.
He told store manager Ian Smith he wanted to make a complaint.
But when Mr Smith told him any complaints would have to be put in writing, he started swearing and calling him a racist before trying repeatedly to punch him in the face.
Trying to defend himself and with the security guards on their lunch break, Mr Smith grabbed Robson's jumper and a tussle ensued. Mr Smith was pushed into a chewing gum rack near one of the check outs and hurt his back. As well as packets of Orbits, Tridents and Extras going all over the floor.
As he fell, Robson started again trying to punch him and shoved his elbow in Mr Smith's face.
Other workers tried to come to Mr Smith's aid as shoppers who were buying things watched in horror.
Eventually Mr Smith was able to get up, but as he did so Robson pushed him over with such force he fell onto the magazine and newspaper rack and hurt his shoulder.
At this point, a security guard who just finished his lunch break managed to pull Robson off Mr Smith and restrain him while shoppers called the police.
Robson continued to shout abuse while being restrained by the security guard. He said he was going to kill Mr Smith and would find out where he lived.
When he was arrested, Robson said he only acted in self-defence. He was charged with assault and threatening behaviour.
Robson, of Brockman Road, Folkestone, was sentenced at Folkestone Magistrates' Court.
He admitted the threatening behaviour charge at an earlier hearing, but denied the common assault. He was due to stand trial over the matter in January, but pleaded guilty on the day his trial was due to start.
Magistrates were told, Robson - who has previous connections to Dover and Canterbury - had lost his temper on the day and had been under pressure at the time because his mother had died.
Duncan Watson, defending, said: "He regrets it. If you held a gun to his head he can't tell you why, he just lost it, he'd just lost his mother."
Magistrates gave Robson a 90-day suspended sentence for two years and ordered he carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.
He was also ordered to attend six education, training and employment sessions and pay £500 court costs.
Magistrates also ordered he pay Mr Smith £1,500 in compensation.
After sentencing, an Asda spokesman said: "We don't tolerate verbal or physical assaults on any of our staff or customers.
"We take any cases of assaults very seriously and will take action against anyone who displays threatening behaviour."
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