A Tesco security guard is critically ill in hospital after suffering brain damage following a choking incident during his shift, his family say.
Mohamed Nassar, 58, was working at the Tesco Express store on New Bailey Street in Salford on May 8 when he began choking on a doughnut during a break and suffered a cardiac arrest. Paramedics resuscitated him, but his heart stopped for 23 minutes, leaving him severely brain damaged.
His son, Seif Abdelwaneis, 23, said the family was in shock. Mr Nassar is on life support in intensive care at Manchester Royal Infirmary, where doctors have told his family it will be 'very difficult' for him to survive.
Mr Nassar, a father of three, moved to Manchester from London in 2020 and had worked for a third-party security company for about five years. His son described him as 'the kindest person' who was well-liked by customers.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to support the family financially, as Mr Nassar was the sole provider.
