Deliveroo driver ‘sprayed with blood’ after biting off customer’s entire thumb while eating pizza
A DELIVEROO driver was “sprayed with blood” after biting off a customer’s entire thumb in succession during a pizza.
Jenniffer Rocha, 35, attacked Stephen Jenkinson next to his At home in Alderschot.
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Stephen, 36, had ordered one Pizza on the delivery app, but Rocha arrived from his home down the street.
When Stephen went to get his foodhe forgot his phone, which led to an argument over his delivery code number.
He said the argument got out of hand and Rocha was a attack at him.
The plumber brought his hand to Rocha’s helmet, but she bit his thumb.
Stephen told it BBC: “All I remember was shaking her helmet to get her off.”
Rocha bit through Stephen’s thumb before finally letting go.
The Hampshire The man said he then lifted his arm and sprayed her with blood.
Stephen said: ‘The force she must have bitten with took her off.
“It was like it had gone through a chainsaw.”
Rocha has pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm after the attack in December 2022.
The 35-year-old receives a punishment Winchester Crown Court on May 3.
Plumber Stephen has been unable to work since his thumb was cut above the knuckle. He says he is “financially ruined.”
But he said he has not been compensated by it Deliverooas the company cannot be held legally liable.
Part of Stephen’s big toe was grafted onto the stump of his missing thumb after months of reconstruction surgery.
Deliveroo said: “This was a terrible incident. We have immediately terminated the account of the rider involved.”
A spokesperson added: “We have co-operated fully with police in the investigation.
“Deliveroo delivery drivers are self-employed, which has been confirmed several times by British courts.
“Substitution is and always has been a common feature of self-employment. It is not specific to Deliveroo, nor to our sector.”