(WXYZ) — The preliminary hearing for the woman charged in the fatal stabbing of another woman at an Eastpointe McDonald's in July was disrupted on Friday after a daughter of the victim left the courthouse and returned with a knife, officials say.
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We're told the victim's 17-year-old daughter left the courtroom at Eastpointe District Court as the hearing was underway and retrieved a knice before being tackled by police when she reentered the courthouse.
The family member is now in custody, and we're told the prosecutor is considering charges. After other family members of the victim left the courtroom, the suspect was returned so the hearing could resume.
Afeni Badu Muhammad, a 26-year-old from Eastpointe, is accused of fatally stabbing her manager at McDonald's, Jennifer Harris of Mt. Clemens, on July 10.
Muhammad is facing first-degree premeditated murder and carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent.
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Editor's note: An earlier version of this story reported that the family member returned with two knives. It was clarified that the family member returned with one knife.
