Everton Speak Out After Calvert-Lewin is Reported to Police by Woman Working as Mascot
Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin in action
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been accused of leaving a woman working as Everton’s club mascot ‘Everton Eddie’ with ‘concussion and whiplash’.
According to the Sun, the woman, who does not want to be named, was hit on the back of the head by the English striker while she was inside the costume before Everton’s Premier League clash against West Ham in October.
After feeling two blows to the back of her head as she posed for a photo, the woman asked a colleague: ‘What the hell was that that hit me?’ The colleague then informed her that it was in fact Calvert-Lewin, who is one of the Toffees’ top players, that had hit her.
She recalled: “I was pretty upset and I was crying and my head was thudding and I think I was in shock. I later realised he’d come behind me and hit me on the head and then leaned on my head.”
The woman, who started working for Everton last June and occasionally worked as Everton Eddie on matchdays, told Everton’s safeguarding boss about the incident. They allegedly laughed the matter off, though, replying: “At least you can say Dominic Calvert-Lewin hit you.”
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
The woman was offered the chance to go home following the incident but she refused and continued to work the shift. She claimed she later vomited and suffered neck and head pain. She went to hospital the next day and a CT scan revealed no damage.
Everton’s health and safety head launched an investigation but, after reviewing CCTV, it was concluded that Calvert-Lewin had not caused her any injuries. A report stated that the English striker ‘always does a gentle touch on the back or head of Everton Eddie as recognition’, while it added that the footage only showed him “grazing” the mascot.
She also reported the matter to Merseyside Police, who cleared Calvert-Lewin of any wrongdoing.
Everton mascots
The woman later hit out at Everton for how they handled the matter, claiming they ‘just wanted to sweep the matter under the carpet.’ She said: “I asked if anyone had spoken to Dominic and he said, ‘No, they don’t want to distract him’. I’m sure Dominic would have apologised to me if they had given him the chance. But they just wanted to sweep it under the carpet.”
An Everton spokesperson has now spoken out about the matter. They said: “Everton refute the complaint that was made in this regard.
“The Club fully investigated and found that none of the evidence, including video footage backed up the claim that an injury was sustained in the manner alleged. We’re also aware a complaint was made to Merseyside Police and no further action was taken by them either.”
The woman returned to her role in the ticket office but was told she would have to reapply to get her contract renewed. She did so, but no longer works for the club after being informed last December she had not been successful.
