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A delivery rider who bit off a customer's thumb in a bloody doorstep row over pizza has been caught still working for Deliveroo - despite her account being suspended.
Jenniffer Rocha, 35, from Aldershot, Hampshire, had been working as a ‘substitute’ driver using another rider’s account when she attacked customer Stephen Jenkinson.
The Brazilian-born mother gnawed Mr Jenkinson’s thumb ‘clean off’ above the knuckle and admitted grievous bodily harm in March.
Deliveroo promptly cancelled Rocha's account after her court appearance, calling the incident 'awful'.
Yet the disgraced delivery worker was filmed still delivering food last month - apparently again via a Deliveroo account.
BBC News caught former Deliveroo driver Jenniffer Rocha, 35, picking up food for delivery in Aldershot, Hampshire - despite having her account removed from the platform
The Brazilian mum was convicted of grievous bodily harm in March after biting off a customer's thumb in a row over his pizza delivery
Pictured: Victim Stephen Jenkinson's hand after the attack by Rocha. Part of his big toe was sewn onto the stump of his thumb during the 11-hour reparative surgery
In footage captured by BBC News, Rocha can be seen riding her moped around Aldershot as she picks up food for delivery.
In one occasion, on 18 April, Rocha was filmed going to a takeaway, stowing a bag of food in a box on her bike and riding off.
The takeaway manager confirmed that Rocha had been using a Deliveroo account to pick up the delivery.
Deliveroo said today that a second account being used by Rocha has now been suspended.
The delivery rider is set to be sentenced tomorrow.
The original grisly attack was sparked by Rocha delivering a £57 Pizza Express order to the wrong address in December 2022.
Plumber Stephen Wilkinson, who had ordered the pizza, walked down the street to meet her - but forgot his phone, so was unable to provide a pick-up code.
The two began arguing, before Mr Wilkinson claimed he was attacked by the delivery worker, culminating in Rocha gnawing his thumb down to the knuckle.
Mr Wilkinson was rushed to hospital where he underwent an 11-hour operation to replace the missing appendage which saw a piece of his big toe sewn on to the stump of his thumb.
