Man finds 'spike' in takeaway from Harbour Tandoori Seaham

Anton Johnson, from Horden, claims his teenage daughter found and nearly ate what he has described as a hard metal spike in her food from Harbour Tandoori in Seaham.

The 34-year-old chef and creator ordered the meal on Tuesday (September 24) for himself and his daughter, 16, who was eating a mouthful of food when she felt "something sharp".

Picture of the metal spike. (Image: ANTON JOHNSON) Speaking to The Northern Echo, Anton said: "It was my daughter who found it. We had waited over two hours for the food to arrive and chased it up several times.

A picture of the alleged "spike" shows the triangle-shaped metal piece on a piece of paper from the takeaway. 

He added: "My daughter was eating her meal and halfway through she pulled out this metal spike. I immediately thought it was just a piece off the tin foil tray.

"But, I squeezed it and got quite a fright when it nearly cut my finger. It is really quite sharp.

"It would not bend - I feel shocked and horrified about it all."

When approached for comment, Harbour Tandoori claimed the 'metal' was from the wrapping.

A statement reads: "As you can see the customer must have opened the foil container and a piece came off from the corner which is totally out of our control.

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"We assure you that we take great care when serving our customers and have done so since 2007. 

"As a goodwill gesture, we offered the customer various options and apologised even though it is not our fault."

A spokesperson for Durham County Council's Trading Standards has confirmed that a complaint has been logged and an investigation will be undertaken.