Oliver Bromley has a genetic condition that causes non-cancerous tumours to grow on nerves.

A man with a facial disfigurement says he was asked to leave a restaurant in south London because staff said he was “scaring the customers”.

Oliver Bromley has Neurofibromatosis Type 1, a genetic condition that causes non-cancerous tumours to grow on his nerves.

Speaking to the BBC, he said when he had gone to place an order at a restaurant in Camberwell, staff told him there had been complaints about him.

“It’s a horrible thing to happen. I took it very personally on the day,” he said.

  • @SkunkWorkz
    12•3 months ago

    To some degree. Never heard of handicapped kids being excluded from school photos in my country though.

    • @linearchaosEnglish
      12•3 months ago

      And if you were asked to leave in the US because of a facial disfigurement you could fully expect to have a business closing lawsuit won against you in no time at all. Wa are as litigious AF for better or worse, usually worse.

    • @[email protected]
      0•3 months ago

      Never heard of it. It’s difficult to know how much of the difference is the actual occurrence and how much is the reporting of it.