Warden was left 'distraught' after Henry's 'racist rant'

A community warden has said she was "distraught" after EastEnders actress Linda Henry allegedly hurled racist abuse at her.

Iyabo Adetokunbo told a court she saw Henry drop a cigarette on the ground and asked for her details so she could issue a fixed penalty notice.

After suspecting Henry had given her false details, the warden told her if she had, that would be an additional offence.

Ms Adetokunbo said: "That was when she said 'f*** off, n*****.'"

She told the court: "I was upset. We have a job to do. I was doing my job.

"She littered. I approached her. She called me a n*****. That really, really upset me. I can't describe how I felt."

Henry, who plays Shirley Carter in the BBC1 soap, denies using threatening or abusive words that were likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress, and that the alleged offence was racially aggravated.