Hong Kong chef attacks complaining customer with meat cleaver

Posted: January 30th, 2009 - 9:25am by Doug Powell

A chef in a Hong Kong noodle bar was facing a jail term Friday after admitting attacking a woman with a meat cleaver when she complained about his food.

A 47-year-old woman grumbled about the meal she was served, so Cheng Chi-wai, 50, ran into the kitchen and came back with two meat cleavers, leaving the woman with a fractured skull and a 6-centimetre long wound that needed 11 stitches. The chef was restrained by other customers.

At a hearing Thursday, Cheng -- who has been fired -- pleaded guilty to wounding with intent. He will be sentenced on February 18 after background and psychiatric reports are drawn up.
 

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Categories: Food Safety Policy
Tags: Attack, Complain, Customer, Hong Kong, Meat Cleaver

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Casey Jacob says:

In a less violent but equally absurd display, the owner of Goomba's Pizzeria in Florida "pistol-whipped and beat a customer who complained that his takeout order was incorrect."The AP story was posted Wednesday at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090129/ap_on_fe_st/odd_calzone_assault/print

Posted on January 30th, 2009 - 10:27am

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