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Tensions were said to have flared in the Edinburgh city centre takeaway on Friday night(Image: Supplied to EdinburghLive)<\/p>\nThe woman was allegedly struck by a man who used appalling language towards staff in the city centre spot.Tensions were said to have flared in the Edinburgh city centre takeaway on Friday night(Image: Supplied to EdinburghLive)<\/p>\n
A woman was allegedly “punched in the face” during a sickening “racist <\/a>attack” at a takeaway in Edinburgh. The woman was reportedly set upon following a disgusting racist tirade on staff in the city centre last week.<\/p>\n The incident occurred on Friday, October 24 when chaos erupted for a woman and her friend at Pepe’s Piri Piri on Lothian Road.<\/p>\n It all happened when, at around 9.30pm, a man walked into the takeaway and reportedly started being racially abusive<\/a> towards workers after he asked for a specific item that he was told they didn’t serve.<\/p>\n Shocking footage shared with Edinburgh Live <\/a>captures the moment the man reportedly went mad after demanding a cheeseburger in the chicken <\/a>restaurant.<\/p>\n The woman stepped in to confront him, after which he is said to have threatened her, before pouring her drink over head and punching her in the face.<\/p>\n The man is said to have told her: “Don’t think because you’re a girl I won’t hit you.”<\/p>\n Scenes of carnage, seen by Edinburgh Live, unfolded inside the restaurant<\/a>, and during the commotion, somebody is heard shouting “call the police”.<\/p>\n The man can be seen trying to go for a member of staff before he is bundled out of the door and on to the street.<\/p>\n It is believed the woman was taken to hospital <\/a>following the ordeal.<\/p>\n Cops <\/a>say they are investigating what happened, while a spokesperson for Pepe’s confirmed they were also aware of the unsettling incident, and are “dealing” with the matter.<\/p>\n A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9.30pm on Friday, 24 October 2025, officers responded to a report of a racial abuse and an assault on Lothian Road, Edinburgh. Enquiries are ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Pepe’s said: “We are aware of the incident which occurred at Pepe\u2019s Lothian Road, Edinburgh <\/a>on Friday 24 October evening.<\/p>\n “The person involved was escorted from the store. The police were called at the time, who are now dealing with this matter.”<\/p>\n Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n You’ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n