Residents living around a Muir of Ord chip shop that celebrated the death of the Queen say the business has remained shut since it had a window smashed.
A staff member from Jaki’s Fish and Chip Shop was shown popping champagne and holding up a chalkboard that read “Lizard Liz Dead and London Bridge has fallen” on the day the death of the monarch was announced.
In the days that followed, the shop was repeatedly surrounded by crowds of people displaying their distaste at the video, with some throwing eggs at the shop.
Police were called to control the situation on more than one occasion, and an official investigation was launched on Saturday September 10 after the shop window was smashed.
Shop owner, Jaki Pickett, told The Press and Journal said she had “no regrets” about posting the video – which has since been deleted along with the entire social media page.
A doubtful future
Police confirmed today that inquiries into vandalism at Jaki’s are ongoing but that no arrests have been made in connection with the damage.
Locals living opposite said they have not been aware of any commotion in the last week and that they haven’t seen the store open.
One man said that, more than one week on from the initial video, people are still driving slowly by the shop and stopping to take photos on a daily basis.
The National Federation of Fish Friers has already revoked Jaki’s Fish and Chip Shop’s membership, but it could continue to serve.
The business was seen open for a few hours on September 9, after the membership was revoked, before the window was smashed in the hours that followed.
Another local wondered if the shop might reopen following the Queen’s funeral, but doubted whether it would survive with its current owner.
He added that the whole situation was “a shame” as it “has done the area out of a good chippy”.
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