"I was so frightened, I thought it was coming out on me," Paul Anderson* a bank worker told THE STAR recently after finding a 'drumma' roach in one of two fritters he bought from a cookshop in an arcade along Church Street in downtown Kingston.

The incident, which allegedly happened last Tuesday, has left a bad taste in the 41-year-old man's mouth.

"I have been buying at the cookshop for years and when I bought the items I ate one, and was on the second one when I made the discovery. I was biting around the thing and when going for another bite I saw the roach," he explained. "I was so frightened I threw it away but then I took it up and took it back to the shop."

Anderson said after showing it to the shop owner, an agreement for compensation was reached, however, he claims that the woman later went back on her word.

"We came to an agreement for me to go to the doctor and for her to take care of my medical expenses in case of anything, but because I was being lenient she reversed the thing and said it was my word against hers," he said.

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Further, he noted that the woman had agreed to let him see a doctor later that same day but calls to her phone went unanswered. When she finally returned the call on Thursday he said she told him that she has set up a meeting with a detective from Half-Way-Tree Police Station.

"Because of fright and fear I didn't turn up. I was wondering why she left all the police stations downtown," he said.

Anderson said after all the run-around he went to Central Police Station to lodge a report but was referred to the Kingston and St Andrew Public Health Department as the matter was not a criminal one.

When contacted yesterday, a representative from the department confirmed that a report was made.

THE STAR was informed that based on the report the department had taken serious steps to address the matter.

It was further noted that the department could not say for certain that the fritters were bought at the particular shop but based on the report given, an investigation was done and action was taken based on what the health inspector saw.

*Name changed