Alarming video shows knife-wielding maniac repeatedly stab restaurant owner

Disturbing security footage captured a violent attack inside a San Francisco restaurant, where a woman armed with a large knife repeatedly stabbed the owner as he tried to defend himself with a metal colander.

CCTV footage of a man and a woman fighting in a restaurant kitchen with spilled boxes and trash on the floor. — A San Francisco restaurant owner used a colander to defend himself against a knife-wielding woman. KTVU

A man with a knife appears to stab a woman in a restaurant kitchen. — Azmi Murait asked the woman to leave his Shawarma Azmi restaurant after he suspected she was doing drugs. KTVU

The incident occurred Saturday night at Shawarma Azmi, a family-run restaurant owned by Azmi Murait, a father of three. Murait told KTVU that he had asked the woman to leave after suspecting she was using drugs inside the establishment.

Owner of Shawarma Azmi, Azmi Murait, wearing a white bandage on his head, is interviewed in his restaurant. — She came after me,” Murait recalled. “I said, ‘I don’t have nothing, just stop.’ The knife was there on the table.” KTVU

CCTV footage of a person in a blue hoodie and black coat standing over a cash register while another person in a black shirt and jeans sits on a chair in a store. — The woman hurled a tip jar at Murait, who was behind the register, before the scuffle spilled into the kitchen. KTVU

Surveillance footage of a man in a black shirt being stabbed by a woman in dark clothing in a restaurant kitchen. — The footage showed the woman grabbing a huge blade in the kitchen and repeatedly swinging it at the owner. KTVU

Murait grabbed a metal colander to avoid the knife and escaped with only minor injuries. KTVU

Surveillance video shows the woman shouting before throwing a tip jar at Murait from behind the counter. When he confronted her, the confrontation escalated into the kitchen area. “She came after me,” Murait said. “I told her, ‘I don’t have anything, just stop.’ The knife was there on the table.”

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