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AirBnB guest is hospitalised after landlord pushes her down stairs after failing to check out on time
Read more: Muholi Zanele films woman pushed downstairs by Airbnb host | Daily Mail Online
This shocking footage shows the moment a tourist was brutally pushed down a flight of stairs by an AirBnB landlord who could be facing charges of attempted murder.
The push was the culmination of an argument that took place on Saturday afternoon in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam between four tourists who had rented the flat and the landlord.
According to local media, the tourists should have left the house at 11am but at 1pm, they were still not ready to leave.
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The landlord pushes the woman down the stairs (left) and she falls headfirst (right)
The impatient landlord then became angry at the group and decided to take matters into his own hands.
The footage shows the man shouting 'out, out' as he chucks the clothes and suitcases of the women out of the flat and down the stairs.
One women is heard saying 'don't be emotional' as she complains about the landlord chucking her stuff out the flat unceremoniously.
But then the landlord angrily shouts 'out now' and can be seen pushing one of the women, identified as South African woman Siba Nkumbi, down the steep staircase.
The woman hits the ground hard and seems to hit the wall and the floor with her face, and then remains motionless.
The landlord can be heard shouting 'goddammit' in Dutch while one of the women is crying out 'oh my God' multiple times.
The video then shows the landlord walking down the stairs and calling for someone to call an ambulance, ostensibly realising to his own horror what he has just done.
The tourist who fell down the stairs is a friend of the South African photographer and visual artist Muholi Zanele who is currently showing her work in the 'Stedelijk Museum' (Municipal Museum) in Amsterdam.
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The Airbnb host rushes to her aid after she didn't stand back up. Screams from her friends can be heard as she lay motionless
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Photographer and visual artist Muholi Zanele is a friend and colleague of the victim. She claims the attack for racially motivated
In an Instagram post Zanele claimed the incident was racially motivated.
She wrote: 'One of my friends/Inkanyiso crew members was pushed downstairs by the Airbnb owner where we stayed. He threw their belongings out... for few mins late checkout.
'She collapsed and ended up in hospital. She suffered internal injuries and bruises. Am so angry with this I couldn't even sleep. This is racism and can't be justified... violence on black bodies as you can see in this video.'
The woman was taken to hospital. According to local media she luckily only sustained minor injuries and was later discharged.
Police said the alleged victim had been treated for her injuries in hospital and would press charges.
Prosecutors were considering a charge of attempted murder but were still studying the facts, an official from the prosecutors office told Reuters.
Airbnb chief executive Brian Chesky would contact the guests involved, the company said in a statement.
'Appalling and unconscionable behaviour against members of our community runs counter to everything Airbnb stands for,' David King, an Airbnb official, told MailOnline.
'We will take the strongest actions we can against such abhorrent conduct, including banning people for life from our platform and assisting law enforcement with their investigation and potential prosecution.
'Nobody should ever be treated like this and it will not be tolerated.'
Read more: Muholi Zanele films woman pushed downstairs by Airbnb host | Daily Mail Online
Read more: Muholi Zanele films woman pushed downstairs by Airbnb host | Daily Mail Online
This shocking footage shows the moment a tourist was brutally pushed down a flight of stairs by an AirBnB landlord who could be facing charges of attempted murder.
The push was the culmination of an argument that took place on Saturday afternoon in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam between four tourists who had rented the flat and the landlord.
According to local media, the tourists should have left the house at 11am but at 1pm, they were still not ready to leave.
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The landlord pushes the woman down the stairs (left) and she falls headfirst (right)
The impatient landlord then became angry at the group and decided to take matters into his own hands.
The footage shows the man shouting 'out, out' as he chucks the clothes and suitcases of the women out of the flat and down the stairs.
One women is heard saying 'don't be emotional' as she complains about the landlord chucking her stuff out the flat unceremoniously.
But then the landlord angrily shouts 'out now' and can be seen pushing one of the women, identified as South African woman Siba Nkumbi, down the steep staircase.
The woman hits the ground hard and seems to hit the wall and the floor with her face, and then remains motionless.
The landlord can be heard shouting 'goddammit' in Dutch while one of the women is crying out 'oh my God' multiple times.
The video then shows the landlord walking down the stairs and calling for someone to call an ambulance, ostensibly realising to his own horror what he has just done.
The tourist who fell down the stairs is a friend of the South African photographer and visual artist Muholi Zanele who is currently showing her work in the 'Stedelijk Museum' (Municipal Museum) in Amsterdam.
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The Airbnb host rushes to her aid after she didn't stand back up. Screams from her friends can be heard as she lay motionless
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Photographer and visual artist Muholi Zanele is a friend and colleague of the victim. She claims the attack for racially motivated
In an Instagram post Zanele claimed the incident was racially motivated.
She wrote: 'One of my friends/Inkanyiso crew members was pushed downstairs by the Airbnb owner where we stayed. He threw their belongings out... for few mins late checkout.
'She collapsed and ended up in hospital. She suffered internal injuries and bruises. Am so angry with this I couldn't even sleep. This is racism and can't be justified... violence on black bodies as you can see in this video.'
The woman was taken to hospital. According to local media she luckily only sustained minor injuries and was later discharged.
Police said the alleged victim had been treated for her injuries in hospital and would press charges.
Prosecutors were considering a charge of attempted murder but were still studying the facts, an official from the prosecutors office told Reuters.
Airbnb chief executive Brian Chesky would contact the guests involved, the company said in a statement.
'Appalling and unconscionable behaviour against members of our community runs counter to everything Airbnb stands for,' David King, an Airbnb official, told MailOnline.
'We will take the strongest actions we can against such abhorrent conduct, including banning people for life from our platform and assisting law enforcement with their investigation and potential prosecution.
'Nobody should ever be treated like this and it will not be tolerated.'
Read more: Muholi Zanele films woman pushed downstairs by Airbnb host | Daily Mail Online