Man's hand sliced off in row over meal
A man was undergoing micro surgery today after his hand was chopped off following an argument in a restaurant about the size of his meal.
The 27-year-old victim was eating in Liverpool’s Shangri-La Chinese restaurant with a male friend when two other diners began mocking them for ordering a starter but no main course.
The two men got into a heated row with the mocking couple, who are described as a white man and a mixed race woman.
The men left the restaurant, in Liverpool city centre, but were later confronted by two men armed with a baseball bat and samurai sword.
The baseball bat-wielding thug, whom they recognised as the male diner who had mocked their small appetites, chased one of the men but failed to catch him.
But the 27-year-old who was left to face the man with the sword was later found with his right hand sliced off.
The injured man, who has not been named, was rushed to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and later transferred to nearby Whiston Hospital for micro surgery.
Angie Ho, whose husband owns the Shangri-La restaurant, today said: ‘‘The two men were having just a starter and the woman on the other table was saying ‘Is that all you are having?’
‘‘She was saying they were not having much to eat and an argument started from that.
‘‘I asked the two men to leave because we do not want people arguing and disturbing other customers who are trying to enjoy a meal.’’
Merseyside Police officers are inspecting closed circuit TV tapes for evidence and are appealing for information.
