Woman is 'beaten and accused of being racist after ordering "basic English" pizza'
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A woman claims she was beaten and racially abused after she asked for a pizza not to be too spicy when she ordered a takeaway.
Safia Sidki said she had to be hidden behind the counter of Bella takeaway in Hessle, Hull, after two women launched a savage attack on her, before wrenching out clumps of her hair and pulling her to the ground.
The 23-year-old claims she was told she had "dirty skin" by the two women and was called a "p***" in the racist attack before being punched in the face, Hull Daily Mail reports.
She said she was then kicked in the ribs after she fell to the floor and claims police told her they found clumps of her hair on the pavement after the attack.
"They came up to me saying I was being racist towards English people, but I am English," said Safia.
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"My mum is English and my dad is from Morocco. The men in the takeaway had to hide me behind the counter and when my taxi arrived the two women stood in front of me and started pulling my hair out and dragged me to the ground."
The alleged abuse began when Safia walked into the takeaway in Prestongate to get a pizza for her friend at about 1am on Saturday.
As she is a regular of the fast food joint, staff members were surprised when she asked for a margherita pizza.
During her conversation with the staff, Safia said: "It's not for me, it's for my basic friend. She only likes basic English food, nothing spicy."
It was at this point Safia claims the two women inside the takeaway approached her.
"They came over to me and started saying I was being racist towards English people," she said.
"I explained to them I was joking with the guys behind the counter because that's not my normal order, and then they started calling me things like p*** and dirty skin, then one of them punched me in the face."
Safia was then hidden under the counter by staff members who removed the women from the shop. However, the alleged attackers waited outside for Safia until she came out half an hour later.
"The guys at Bella wouldn't let me out and kept saying I had to stay inside with them until the women left," she added.
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"I needed to leave because my friends were waiting for me so I ordered a taxi and asked them to pull up right outside the door so I could jump straight in. The women were still waiting outside and the guys walked out with me to protect me.
"That's when they said, 'You're not going anywhere', and pulled my hair out. The police have told me they found clumps of my hair on the path.
"They dragged me to the floor and started kicking me in my ribs and my neck and just punching me. It didn't last too long because people helped get them off me and I managed to jump into the taxi."
The two women are described as white and in their late 30s to early 40s. They are both of a large build and had very short, cropped, greying hair. One of them was wearing a dark hooded top.
Anyone with information should call Humberside Police on 101, quoting log 50 of April 15.