Giant rat breaks into Pepe's Piri Piri restaurant by climbing through letterbox

This is the stomach-churning moment a giant rat was spotted scurrying around a new restaurant – after climbing in through the letterbox.

Footage shows a rodent leaping onto chairs at Pepe’s Piri Piri in Stephenson Place, Chesterfield, Derbys.

Shelby Johnson, 21, was walking with her two-year-old son Kobe-Jax when the youngster starting pointing and shouting: “Rats! rats!”

Pictures shows one rat crouching on the back of a chair and staring at Kobe through the window of the eaterie.