Michelle Conway, 38, ordered a pizza from the Stamford Hill branch in London on the August 1

An employee at Domino's Pizza has been suspended after refusing to deliver a pizza because he was 'scared of the black people outside her home'.

Michelle Conway, 38, ordered a pizza from the Stamford Hill branch in London on the August 1.

But after waiting for an hour for it to arrive, she said she received a call from a worked at the shop who said her food would not be delivered as the driver was scared of 'black people' outside her house and he did not want to put the driver 'in danger'.

Ms Conway, a tourist guide, complained to Domino's and said she felt the staff member's comments were 'racist' and that they had left her in tears.

The fast food chain said that they have a zero tolerance approach to discrimination and confirmed the employee had been suspended over the 'wholly inappropriate' alleged comments pending a disciplinary meeting.

Ms Conway said: 'When I received the call, the caller said it was Domino's and told me the delivery driver couldn't deliver as there were black people outside my house.

'I couldn't believe what I had just heard. How is that a valid reason for not delivering?

'There was no one stood outside my house but that is not the point.

'To me he was being racist. He told me that the delivery driver was scared and did not want to deliver because of the black people outside of my house..

An employee of the firm allegedly told her it wouldn't be delivered as the driver was scared 'black people' outside her house and he did not want to put the driver 'in danger

'I told him that I found the phrase he just used very offensive. How did he know that I wasn't black?

'I was so let down and disappointed that someone could use this as an excuse.'

Ms Conway, from Stamford Hill, claims that the employee did offer her a refund for the missing pizza but she felt that the damage had been done.

She said: 'He didn't even apologise to me and said he was not putting his driver in danger.

'I understand that a driver shouldn't be made to feel vulnerable but why didn't the driver call me on my mobile and ask me to come and meet him?

'I feel really saddened and upset that someone would use that as a valid excuse for not delivering.

'I don't really know why you would say it, even if it was the case why couldn't the manager have just lied and said something else.

'I am a regular customer and I feel really let down. I am deeply saddened that someone could say they are scared of black people.

Ms Conway said: 'I feel really saddened and upset that someone would use that as a valid excuse for not delivering'

'There were plenty of ways that the situation could have been avoided. If the driver had of rang me I would have come outside and collected it myself.

'I don't want people to feel scared but his choice of language just wasn't appropriate.'

Louise Butler, a spokesperson for Domino's, said: 'Domino's prides itself on celebrating difference and such we take a zero tolerance approach to any harassment or discrimination whatsoever.

'The colleague in question acted in a wholly inappropriate manner and as such he has been suspended with immediate effect pending a disciplinary meeting, we would like to apologise unreservedly to Ms Conway and she will be refunded in full for any monies owed.'