This is the moment a diner tried to get out of paying for his £7.25 Valentine's Day buffet meal for one by releasing his pet rat into the restaurant. Christopher Baker, 28, ordered the meal from the Borneo Bistro in Sunderland and sat down to eat alone, before pulling the pet rodent from his pocket, releasing it onto the floor and demanding a refund. Embarrassed waiters apologised and handed over the £7.25 but when pest control examined the creature they found it had the appearance of a domestic pet, and had recently 'had a haircut'. This is the moment diner Christopher Baker, 28, (pictured left) tried to get out of paying for his £7.25 Valentine's Day buffet meal for one by releasing his pet rat into the restaurant. Baker (left) admitted fraud by false representation, and was ordered to pay the restaurant the £7.25 back in compensation, but angry owner Kevin Smith (right) says Baker has caused him 'nothing but grief' Baker ordered the meal from the Borneo Bistro in Sunderland (pictured) and sat down to eat alone, before pulling the pet rodent from his pocket, releasing it onto the floor and demanding a refund. The pet rat released into the restaurant. Pest controllers said it appeared to be tame, and had recently had its fur trimmed. Bistro owner Kevin Smith then checked the restaurant's CCTV and spotted Baker producing the rat and putting it on the floor. Baker, of Houghton, Sunderland later admitted fraud by false representation, and was ordered to pay the restaurant the £7.25 back in compensation, as well as a £60 victim surcharge. 'On February 14 - Valentine's Day - Mr Baker has attended the restaurant, ordered a buffet for one and a bottle of water,' Lee Poppett, prosecuting, told Sunderland Magistrates' Court. 'He picked his food up and found a seat at a table on his own at the back of the restaurant. 'At shortly before 4pm he suddenly jumps up and shouts 'It's a rat. I'm not eating here, I want my money back'. 'Mr Smith perhaps smelled a rat at this particular point and he retrieved the rat from the floor. CCTV footage from the restaurant shows the moment Baker (pictured left) pulls the rat from his pocket. The footage shows Baker get money out of his pocket - then appear to change his mind and get the rat out. Baker retrieved the rat from his pocket as a family sitting nearby moved away from their table. 'He waited until a family moved from the table next to him and retrieved what appeared to be a rat from his pocket and dropped it on the floor. He then jumped out of his seat. 'He then claimed that whilst he's been eating, the rat has bitten his finger. He asked for his money back. 'It was a black and white rat, very calm. It did not appear to be wild at all. Acorn Pest Control attended and they said it appeared to be a pet. 'Mr Smith viewed the CCTV and saw the defendant fiddling in his pocket.' Baker then puts the rat on the floor and leaps out of his chair to the astonishment of fellow diners. The court was told that Baker had claimed that as he ate, the rat bit him on the finger. Baker was seen jumping up and shouting: 'It's a rat. I'm not eating here, I want my money back' The footage shows Baker get money out of his pocket - then appear to change his mind and get the rat out instead. He then puts it on the floor and leaps out of his chair and backs away to the astonishment of fellow diners. They then see the rat and jump up themselves and most head towards the door of the bistro looking horrified. Within minutes every customer is on their feet while staff try and catch Baker's pet. Baker was later arrested and told police that he had bought the rat from a pet shop as a gift for his daughter, before placing it in his pocket and heading to the restaurant. Willie Johnstone, defending, said: 'We do deal with some unusual cases from time to time. 'Christopher, on that day, had been drinking heavily and unfortunately he decided to buy a rat for his daughter by way of a present. A fellow customer points out the rat to a member of restaurant staff inside the bistro. 'Unfortunately, he then decided to go for a meal. He sat down and ate his meal. When he had finished the meal, he took the rat out. He is very remorseful for his behaviour.' In a victim statement read out in court, Mr Smith said the potential damage to his business's reputation could have been 'catastrophic', and that Baker could have ruined the future of the restaurant that he had spent seven years building up. As well as being ordered to pay the victim surcharge and compensation, Baker was sentenced to a 12-month community order with supervision. He was also banned from going to the restaurant for a year. Chairman of the bench, Derek Moss, said: 'This is a very serious matter as what you have done here could in a split-second have ruined this man's business, which he has worked for years to build up a reputation for.' Speaking after the case, Mr Smith branded Baker 'scum', and said he deserved to be punished. The 47-year-old said: 'He is just the scum of the earth. He could have destroyed the reputation I have built up over seven years. 'I was devastated. I thought 'that's it my business is gone'. I didn't sleep that night. 'People like him deserve the death penalty.' 'As far as I'm concerned, he shouldn't be in our society. He is no use to anybody and he's caused nothing but grief. 'I find it unbelievable that someone could be willing to go to those lengths for a free meal.'
What are the important parts of this article?
Christopher Baker, 28, ordered meal from Borneo Bistro in Sunderland.
He sat down  and as nearby family moved away released rat from pocket.
Baker shouted 'It's a rat. I'm not eating here' and demanded a refund.
But pest control suspected  rat was a pet because it recently had a hair cut.
Baker admitted fraud by false representation and told to pay back £7.25.
Owner Ken Smith says people like Baker 'deserve the death penalty'
Detta är ögonblicket då ett matställe försökte få ut av att betala för sin £7,25 Alla hjärtans dag buffé måltid för en genom att släppa sin husdjur råtta i restaurangen. Christopher Baker, 28, beställde måltiden från Borneo Bistro i Sunderland och satte sig ner för att äta ensam, innan han drog upp gnagaren ur fickan, släppte den på golvet och krävde återbetalning. Pinsamma servitörer bad om ursäkt och lämnade över £7,25 men när skadedjursbekämpning undersökte varelsen fann de att den hade utseende av ett husdjur, och hade nyligen "hade en frisyr". Detta är ögonblicket diner Christopher Baker, 28, (bilden vänster) försökte få ut av att betala för sin £ 7,25 Alla hjärtans dag buffé måltid för en genom att släppa sin husdjur råtta i restaurangen. Baker (vänster) erkände bedrägeri genom falsk representation, och beordrades att betala restaurangen £ 7,25 tillbaka i kompensation, men arg ägare Kevin Smith (höger) säger Baker har orsakat honom "ingenting annat än sorg" Baker beställde måltiden från Borneo Bistro i Sunderland (bilden) och satte sig för att äta ensam, innan han drog husdjur gnagare från fickan, släppa den på golvet och kräva en återbetalning. Råttan släpptes in i restaurangen. Pestkontroller sade att den verkade vara tam, och hade nyligen fått sin päls trimmad. Bistroägaren Kevin Smith kollade sedan restaurangens övervakningskamera och såg Baker producera råttan och lägga den på golvet. Baker, av Houghton, Sunderland erkände senare bedrägeri genom falsk representation, och beordrades att betala restaurangen £7,25 tillbaka i ersättning, samt en £ 60 offer tillägg. "Den 14 februari - Alla hjärtans dag - Mr Baker har besökt restaurangen, beställde en buffé för en och en flaska vatten," Lee Poppet, åtala, berättade Sunderland Magistrates ' Court. Han tog sin mat och hittade en plats vid ett bord på egen hand på baksidan av restaurangen. Strax före fyra hoppar han plötsligt upp och ropar: "Det är en råtta. Jag äter inte här, jag vill ha tillbaka mina pengar. "Mr Smith kanske luktade en råtta på denna punkt och han hämtade råttan från golvet. CCTV-filmer från restaurangen visar ögonblicket Baker (bilden till vänster) drar råttan ur fickan. Filmen visar att Baker får ut pengar ur fickan - och sen verkar han ändra sig och få ut råttan. Baker hämtade råttan ur fickan när en familj som satt i närheten flyttade bort från deras bord. 'Han väntade tills en familj flyttade från bordet bredvid honom och hämtade vad som verkade vara en råtta från hans ficka och tappade den på golvet. Han hoppade sedan ur sin plats. Han hävdade att medan han har ätit, har råttan bitit hans finger. Han bad om pengarna tillbaka. Det var en svartvit råtta, väldigt lugn. Det verkade inte alls vara vilt. Acorn Pest Control deltog och de sa att det verkade vara ett husdjur. Mr Smith tittade på övervakningskameran och såg den åtalade fiffla i fickan. Baker lägger sedan råttan på golvet och hoppar upp ur sin stol till förvåningen hos andra matgäster. Rätten fick veta att Baker hade hävdat att råttan bet honom på fingret när han åt. Baker sågs hoppa upp och skrika: 'Det är en råtta. Jag äter inte här, jag vill ha tillbaka mina pengar. Filmen visar att Baker får ut pengar ur fickan. Han lägger den sedan på golvet och hoppar upp ur sin stol och backar undan till förvåningen hos andra matgäster. De ser då råttan och hoppar upp själva och de flesta går mot bistrons dörr ser förskräckta ut. Inom några minuter är varje kund på benen medan personalen försöker fånga Bakers husdjur. Baker greps senare och berättade för polisen att han hade köpt råttan från en djuraffär som gåva till sin dotter, innan han lade den i fickan och begav sig till restaurangen. Willie Johnstone, som försvarade, sade: ”Vi hanterar några ovanliga fall då och då. "Christopher, den dagen, hade druckit mycket och tyvärr bestämde han sig för att köpa en råtta till sin dotter i en present. En medkund pekar ut råttan för en medlem av restaurangpersonalen inne i bistro. "Tyvärr, bestämde han sig sedan för att gå på en måltid. Han satte sig ned och åt sin måltid. När han hade ätit färdigt tog han ut råttan. Han är mycket ångerfull för sitt beteende. " I ett offeruttalande som lästes upp i rätten sade Smith att den potentiella skadan på hans affärsrykte kunde ha varit "katastrofal" och att Baker kunde ha förstört framtiden för den restaurang som han hade ägnat sju år åt att bygga upp. Förutom att Baker beordrades att betala offrets tilläggsavgift och ersättning dömdes han till ett 12 månader långt samhällsbesked med övervakning. Han förbjöds också att gå till restaurangen i ett år. Ordföranden för bänken, Derek Moss, sade: ”Detta är en mycket allvarlig fråga eftersom det ni har gjort här på en bråkdels sekund kunde ha förstört den här mannens affärer, som han har arbetat i åratal för att bygga upp ett rykte för.” Efteråt stämplade Smith Baker som "skum" och sa att han förtjänade att straffas. 47-åringen sade: "Han är bara jordens avskum. Han kunde ha förstört ryktet jag har byggt upp i sju år. Jag var förkrossad. Jag trodde att det var det jag hade med att göra. Jag sov inte den natten. "Folk som han förtjänar dödsstraff." Vad mig anbelangar, borde han inte vara i vårt samhälle. Han är inte till nån nytta och han har bara orsakat sorg. "Jag tycker det är otroligt att någon kan vara villig att gå till dessa längder för en gratis måltid." Vilka är de viktiga delarna i den här artikeln?
This is the moment when a diner tried to get out of paying for its £7.25 Valentine's Day buffet meal for one by dropping its pet rat in the restaurant. Christopher Baker, 28, ordered the meal from Borneo Bistro in Sunderland and sat down to eat alone, before pulling the rodent out of his pocket, dropping it on the floor and demanding a refund. Embarrassing waiters apologized and left over £7.25 but when pest control examined the creature, they found it had the appearance of a pet, and had recently "had a hairstyle". This is the moment diner Christopher Baker, 28, (pictured left) tried to get out of paying for his £7.25 Valentine's Day buffet meal for one by dropping his pet rat in the restaurant. Baker (left) admitted fraud by false representation, and was ordered to pay the restaurant £7.25 back in compensation, but angry owner Kevin Smith (right) says Baker has caused him "nothing but grief" Baker ordered the meal from Borneo Bistro in Sunderland (pictured) and sat down to eat alone, before pulling pet rodents from his pocket, dropping it on the floor and demanding a refund. The rat was let into the restaurant. Pest controls said it appeared to be tame, and had recently had its fur trimmed. Bistro owner Kevin Smith then checked the restaurant's security camera and saw Baker produce the rat and put it on the floor. Baker, of Houghton, Sunderland later admitted fraud by false representation, and was ordered to pay the restaurant £7.25 back in compensation, as well as a £60 victim supplement. "February 14 - Valentine's Day - Mr. Baker has visited the restaurant, ordered a buffet for one and a bottle of water," Lee Poppet, prosecuting, told Sunderland Magistrates' Court. He took his food and found a place at a table on his own on the back of the restaurant. Just before four, he suddenly jumps up and shouts, "It's a rat. I don't eat here. I want my money back. "Mr. Smith may have smelled a rat at this point and he picked the rat from the floor. CCTV footage from the restaurant shows the moment Baker (pictured to the left) pulls the rat out of his pocket. The film shows Baker getting money out of his pocket, and then he seems to change his mind and get the rat out. Baker took the rat out of his pocket when a nearby family moved away from their table. 'He waited until a family moved from the table next to him and retrieved what appeared to be a rat from his pocket and dropped it on the floor. He then jumped out of his seat. He claimed that while he has eaten, the rat has bitten his finger. He asked for his money back. It was a black and white rat, very calm. It didn't seem wild at all. Acorn Pest Control participated and they said it seemed like a pet. Mr. Smith looked at the security camera and saw the defendant tampering in his pocket. Baker then puts the rat on the floor and jumps out of his chair to the surprise of other diners. The court learned that Baker had claimed that the rat bit him on the finger while eating. Baker was seen jumping up and screaming, 'It's a rat. I don't eat here, I want my money back, and the film shows Baker getting money out of his pocket. He then puts it on the floor and jumps out of his chair and backs away to the surprise of other diners. They see the rat and jump up themselves and most of them go towards the door of the bistro look horrified. Within minutes, each customer is on his legs while the staff tries to catch Baker's pet. Baker was later arrested and told police that he had bought the rat from a pet store as a gift to his daughter, before putting it in his pocket and going to the restaurant. Willie Johnstone, who defended, said: ‘We deal with some unusual cases from time to time. "Christopher, that day, had drunk a lot and unfortunately he decided to buy a rat for his daughter in a present. A fellow customer points out the rat to a member of the restaurant staff inside the bistro. "Unfortunately, he then decided to go to a meal. He sat down and ate his meal. After he finished eating, he took out the rat. He's very repentant for his behavior." In a victim statement read out in court, Smith said that the potential damage to his business reputation could have been "disasterous" and that Baker could have ruined the future of the restaurant that he had spent seven years building up. In addition to being ordered to pay the victim's additional fee and compensation, Baker was sentenced to a 12-month community clearance with surveillance. He was also forbidden to go to the restaurant for a year. The chairman of the bench, Derek Moss, said: 'This is a very serious matter because what you have done here in a fraction of a second could have destroyed this man's business, for which he has worked for years to build a reputation.' Afterwards, Smith labeled Baker "foam" and said he deserved to be punished. The 47-year-old said, "He's just the scum of the earth. He could have ruined the reputation I've built for seven years. I was devastated. I thought that's what I had to do with it. I didn't sleep that night. "People like him deserve the death penalty." As far as I'm concerned, he shouldn't be in our community. He's no use, and he's only caused grief. "I think it's incredible that someone might be willing to go to these lengths for a free meal." What are the key elements of this article?
Christopher Baker, 28, beställde måltid från Borneo Bistro i Sunderland. Han satte sig ner och när familjen i närheten flyttade därifrån släppte han råttan ur fickan. Baker skrek: "Det är en råtta. Jag äter inte här och kräver en återbetalning. Men skadedjursbekämpningen misstänkte att råttan var ett husdjur eftersom den nyligen hade fått ett hårklipp. Baker erkände bedrägeri genom falsk representation och sa åt honom att betala tillbaka 7,25 pund. Ägaren Ken Smith säger att folk som Baker "ger dödsstraff"
Christopher Baker, 28, ordered a meal from Borneo Bistro in Sunderland. He sat down and when the family nearby moved from there, he dropped the rat out of his pocket. Baker shouted, "It's a rat. I don't eat here and demand a refund. But pest control suspected that the rat was a pet because it had recently received a hair cut. Baker admitted fraud by false representation and told him to pay back £7.25. Owner Ken Smith says people like Baker "give the death penalty"