A man mounted a primary school worker’s motorbike without permission while she was stopped in traffic in Manchester city centre, then grabbed her hips. The rider, Ellie, slapped him before he dismounted and returned to friends who were laughing nearby. She said the incident left her shaken and that her instinct was to prevent the bike from falling.

The incident was recorded by a helmet camera on 12 September and later shared online, where it received more than 387,000 likes and widespread criticism. Ellie, 32, from Salford, said she did not initially process how inappropriate the contact was because she was focused on controlling the motorcycle. The article does not report whether the man was identified or whether police action followed.