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Nathan Davies, 22, posted on Instagram how his bottom had been scalded by the molten fat at high-end Calcot Hotel & Spa.

He was rushed to hospital after suffering horror burns after “jokes went a bit too far”.

And he says the wound became infected following the alleged attack.

The hotel restaurant, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, is run by executive head chef Richard Davies, who insisted he was not present at the time of the incident.

He and the Cotswolds hotel have both strenuously denied involvement or accusations of bullying.

The unnamed chef accused of the disastrous "prank" has since been fired.

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But Nathan claims the restaurant had a “bullying culture”, describing the past two years of employment as “the worst of my life”.

Nathan, no relation to Richard, alleged the incident had been carried out “for the pleasure of the executive head chef”.

He also claims he has been punched, burned and ordered to eat rabbit poo and raw chicken since being hired in 2017.

“Jokes went a bit too far when I was scalded due to someone pouring boiling butter down my trousers (all for a crack and a laugh)", he said.

The hotel insisted it was an “isolated incident”.

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On Twitter, Richard Davies told his 12,000 followers: “I am deeply sorry, embarrassed and mortified this happened in one of my kitchens and for what Nathan has had to mentally and physically endure as a result.

“I have never seen anything like this in my 25 years in the industry and was appalled by this horrific act and this is certainly not something that I or the rest of the team support, condone or represents how we run our business.

“I of course share responsibility for this act, but was not at Calcot when it happened.”

The chef responsible “did not set foot back in the kitchen” and was later dismissed, Mr Davies confirmed.

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Describing the incident at “extremely upsetting”, the hotel said in a statement on Facebook: “We were as shocked as everyone else by the incident that has occurred to a member of our staff and appropriate action was taken without hesitation.

“The member of staff responsible was immediately disciplined and dismissed at the time and he has not set foot in the kitchen since the incident several weeks ago.”