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A food delivery driver was allegedly attacked by a customer after he grabbed the niqab she was wearing.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported DoorDash employee Sonya King was making a delivery to a home in northwest Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday when its occupant, 54-year-old Rick Planter, told her to drop the food off on the counter.

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King claimed she was exiting the home when Painter told her he would give her a $5 cash tip.

“Oh, and by the way, I’m Jesus,” Painter reportedly told the woman before allegedly grabbing her niqab from behind.

“He’s grabbing me and trying to choke me with my own niqab. I kept telling that man I’ve got kids. In the midst of me fighting him, he’s grabbing my head,” King told news outlet WSB-TV. “He thought he was Jesus, but Jesus wouldn’t do that to nobody.”

King then fended off her attacker by reportedly poking Painter in the eye with a finger and stabbing him repeatedly with a set of car keys.

The woman was able to escape and called 911.

According to WXIA, Painter had barricaded his front door with a couch.

When they barged in, cops say they found him naked lying underneath blankets, with obvious head and torso injuries.

Painter was charged with misdemeanour battery. He’s currently behind bars on $5,000 bail with a scheduled court appearance on May 23.