EASTPOINTE, Mich. — An emotional courtroom scene unfolded in Eastpointe this week when the daughter of a McDonald’s manager who was fatally stabbed by an employee attempted to rush into the courtroom armed with two knives after watching surveillance footage of her mother’s killing.
The shocking incident occurred during the preliminary hearing for Afeni Muhammad, the woman charged with first-degree murder in the July stabbing death of 39-year-old Jennifer Harris, a McDonald’s manager on 9 Mile Road in Eastpointe, Michigan.
Emotional Outburst After Seeing Surveillance Footage
According to Metro Detroit News, the courtroom became tense as prosecutors played surveillance footage showing the moment Harris was repeatedly stabbed inside the McDonald’s where she worked. Muhammad, who had been previously sent home after a dispute, allegedly returned wearing a mask and carrying a knife before attacking Harris in front of co-workers.
As soon as the video ended, witnesses said Harris’s daughter abruptly left the courtroom, visibly shaken. Moments later, she returned, reportedly carrying two knives in her hands, and tried to enter the courtroom before being stopped by security officers…