CCTV footage of the incident showed Kamran Waris having a heated debate with his fellow chef Noman Shiakh as they both prepared food
A chef who struck another chef with tongs in the kitchen of a restaurant in a row over who was a better cook has avoided going to jail after paying his victim €2,000.
Garda Mark O’Sullivan gave the background to the case, saying both men were from Pakistan and spoke the same language but were from different cultures. On the night in question, a row had allegedly started about the pressing of a bell in the kitchen to get the attention of their boss. CCTV footage of the incident clearly showed the incident, including efforts by the manager of the restaurant to come between the men before Waris reaches for the food tongs and strikes his workmate a number of times.
Barrister for Waris, Mr Sean McGee, BL, said his client had no previous convictions and had not come to Garda attention since the incident. The incident happened in a highly-pressured work environment and was not premeditated but Mr Magee also accepted that this did not excuse his behaviour on the night. He added that his client, due to his wife’s illness and not being able to work, had had great difficulty getting compensation together but could get €500 as a token gesture.Waris also took to the witness box and personally apologised to his victim, saying: “I don’t have anything personal with him.
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