Kebab customer bites into chicken special and finds three inch-long drill bit

A takeaway owner has been fined £6,000 after a customer chewed into a drill bit while eating a kebab.

Romford Magistrates Court heard the man ordered a chicken kebab from Top Kebab/Pizza Top, in Hornchurch, east London, through the Just Eat website in July.

As the customer began to eat the kebab he chewed into the drill bit, which measured just over three inches long.

The court heard he did not swallow it or damage his teeth.

After several failed attempts to contact the takeaway he decided to complain to Havering Council environmental health officers.

The council visited the restaurant and found repair works were taking place in the building, with electrical equipment, screw drivers and decorating materials strewn all over the place.

Screws and other drill bits were discovered in a drawer close to containers used for food orders.

The court fined takeaway owner Nehmatullah Jamalzadah £6,000 for breaking food safety laws, including £1,556 costs, a victim surcharge of £120 and compensation of £50.

Councillor Osman Dervish, cabinet member for regulatory services, said: “While on this occasion the customer did not come to any harm, this is a very serious breach of the law, which we will not tolerate.