Two New Jersey bakery homeowners are fortunate to be alive after an irate buyer allegedly attacked them with a knife, claiming they served him the fallacious sandwich 4 years in the past.
Abed Assad and his brother Mohammad, homeowners of Baladna Bakery in Paterson, mentioned the unhinged knife-wielding man confronted them on the store Thursday morning in regards to the years-old sandwich order, claiming he was served an eggplant sandwich regardless of asking for an egg sandwich.
The argument escalated and finally turned violent when the suspect allegedly stabbed Mohammad within the chest and slashed Abed within the arm when he tried to intervene.
The suspect, whose identification shouldn’t be but recognized, fled the shop after the assault round 8 a.m. Thursday, the enterprise homeowners mentioned.
The brothers had been rushed to Saint Joseph’s College Hospital for therapy.
“I heard screaming, so I went outdoors to see one of many bakery homeowners outdoors holding his arm. His arm was bleeding,” a witness named Samer informed CBS Information. “Shocked everyone as a result of they’re very good individuals.”
Moneer Simrin, a buddy of the victims, informed the outlet that the alleged attacker claimed to be allergic to eggplant and have become ailing after consuming it.
“They informed him, ‘OK, we’ll provide the cash, we’ll provide you with credit score, no matter you need,’ however he begin performing and cursing,” Simrin mentioned. “After which they attempt to inform him, ‘OK, simply get out, please, get out from the shop,’ and he pulled a knife and he began, like, hitting them.”
Paterson Mayor André Sayegh was within the metropolis’s Important Avenue enterprise district chatting with residents and shopkeepers on Friday, whereas the bakery was closed because the brothers recovered.
“They’re involved. The sort of factor doesn’t occur in that space, so I attempted to assuage among the fears, allay their considerations and reassure them that the police division is totally targeted on bringing whomever is answerable for this tragic, violent incident to justice,” he mentioned.
Cops haven’t but launched an outline of the suspect.
