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Gang of teenage girls brutally attack restaurant owner because he wouldn’t let them use the toilet

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A group of teenagers are said to have attacked the owner of a restaurant because he did not allow them to use the toilet.

Muhammed Islam, 64, owner of Passage to India in West Sussex, was punched and kicked after telling the group that the toilets were for paying customers only.

The beatings in the alleged “unprovoked attack” were so brutal that Islam suffered bleeding and facial injuries.

The windows of the Sussex restaurant that Islam has owned for 35 years were also smashed.

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The attack reportedly occurred after the owner refused to allow the girl to use the toilet (Stock)

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The businessman told the Daily Mail that the first girl entered the restaurant and insisted that she go to the toilet.

Islam claimed that the girl said that no one was allowed to lay a hand on her because she was only 16.

He said she later returned with a group of friends, where he tried to explain to her that the toilets were not for the public. Islam claimed he was then beaten by the girls.

Staff at the family-run restaurant managed to herd the group out of the restaurant and keep the doors closed while the group attempted to smash the windows.

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Neighbors who heard the noise filmed the attack and posted the video online.

A 14-year-old and a 15-year-old girl from Yapton were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. Both have been released on bail pending further enquiries.

Sussex Police are appealing for further information about the other people involved in the disturbance.

Chief Inspector Will Keating-Jones, district manager for Chichester and Arun, said: “This is an unacceptable and unprovoked attack.

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Sussex Police are appealing for further information about other people involved in the disturbance.

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“People who go to work should not have to tolerate this behaviour and we take this report extremely seriously.

“An investigation is ongoing and we will hold those responsible to account for their actions.

“We are aware of a social media post showing the incident. I would urge users not to speculate or share it at this time and to report any evidence to Sussex Police.”

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