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Man jailed for three years for south London chicken shop attack on Christmas Eve

Khadir pleaded guilty to threats to kill and ABH after a dispute over sauces led to a two-minute assault, police said.

  • Woolwich Crown Court sentenced Marwan Khadir, 18, to three years imprisonment on Tuesday for a Christmas Eve attack in Penge, south London, where he brandished a realistic imitation firearm at a chicken shop employee.
  • Khadir returned to the shop after discovering incorrect sauces in his takeaway bag, shouting "Bossman, come here" and jumping on the counter before producing the weapon.
  • Officers identified Khadir through intensive CCTV, financial tracking, and phone work between Christmas and New Year; Detective Sergeant Amy Cross noted the seized weapon and footage created an "incredibly strong evidence package."
  • Khadir pleaded guilty on January 30 to possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear, making threats to kill, and assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm; officers seized the replica gun and fake ammunition.
  • Detective Sergeant Amy Cross praised the victim's "remarkable" strength in identifying the perpetrator, crediting officers' tireless work over the Christmas and New Year period for enabling the conviction.
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A young 18-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison for beating and threatening with a gun the employee of a chicken restaurant who had... wrong sauce in the order. On the images, filmed by video surveillance cameras, the suspect was heard asking why he received four hamburger sauces instead of three garlic sauces and three mayonnaise sauces. On the evening of the events, which occurred during the Christmas Eve in southeastern London,…

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Man jailed after pulling fake gun at chicken shop over wrong sauce

An 18-year-old London man has been sentenced to three years in prison after threatening and assaulting a worker with a replica gun during a dispute over a wrong sauce order.

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A man who attacked a chicken shop employee on Christmas Eve in the UK after he complained about his order has been jailed for three years. Marwan Khadir, 18, threatened to shoot and kill the chicken shop employee, and stabbed him several times in a brutal armed attack that lasted more than two minutes on December 24 last year. Security camera footage from before the attack shows Khadir arguing with the shop employee over how much garlic sauce he…

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Here, a man suddenly goes berserk and threatens to kill an employee at a fast food restaurant in South London. The reason was that he was given the wrong sauce when he ordered his food. The man was quickly arrested at his home, and now he is sentenced to three years in prison.

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WTX News broke the news in on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
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