Susan Cousins was hurrying around a shop, eager not to be late for work when she noticed she was being followed by a member of staff.
She said she spoke to the store detective and the managers in both shops but did not feel she got through to them. "I've been situations, like going to a pub, and I wouldn't be served but my white friends wouldn't do anything about it."Susan was brought up by white Catholic parents in Kettering, Northamptonshire, who adopted her from an orphanage in Mumbai, India, as well as seven other children from different parts of the world.Call to remove Of Mice and Men from GCSE course
"These things often happen when you're on your own, and there's a reason for that - you don't have a witness and that's when people can target you."