PIZZA PRANK Careful before you tuck into that pizza slice.. Fast-food chain Pizza Hut today issued a reassurance to customers using its Swansea restaurant after a cook was convicted of putting his pubic hairs in the food. Swansea magistrates were told last week how pony-tailed Simon Dimmock, aged 23, of Pleasant Street, Swansea, pulled out five of his pubic hairs and cooked them into a pizza base after becoming annoyed when an order came in at the end of his shift. The meal was ordered by five police officers on a late-night meal break at Swansea Central Police Station. One of the officers had noticed a hair but initially thought it was one of his own, only realising the terrible truth when he found another. By that time, four of the officers had tucked in with one getting through three slices before the hairs were discovered. But Pizza Hut insisted today that it was a one-off incident. Claiming it had never happened before, bosses said that hygiene standards were high at all its restaurants. A spokeswoman for Pizza Hut said: "The prank carried out by Simon Dimmock was an isolated incident and has not happened before. "We were shocked to hear of this prank and after a full investigation we have dismissed the individual. "We have high standards on hygiene and we work hard to ensure that these are met in all our
restaurants." Sentencing Dimmock at Swansea Magistrates Court, chairman Ken Lewis condemned the prank as a despicable act. He said: "As a cook you are in a position of trust. You are feeding the community. "The harm you have done to yourself and to your employer is enormous." Dimmock was made the subject of an order requiring him to do 140 hours of free work for the community. He was ordered to pay £60 prosecution costs and £50 compensation to each of the four police officers.
