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Eastpointe McDonald’s Worker Accused in Manager’s Killing Faces Preliminary Hearing Today

Prosecutors cite a prior 2022 stabbing conviction to seek a habitual‑offender enhancement.

Overview

  • The district judge is set to review prosecutors’ evidence to determine whether the case is bound over to circuit court for trial.
  • Defendant Afeni Badu Muhammad, 27, is held on a $25 million bond on counts of first-degree murder and carrying a weapon with unlawful intent, with a habitual‑offender enhancement tied to a 2022 case.
  • Police identify the victim as manager Jennifer Harris, 39, and say the July 10 attack followed a workplace dispute in which Harris sent Muhammad home.
  • Investigators report Muhammad reentered through a back door wearing a hooded mask and used a kitchen knife longer than 3 inches to stab Harris multiple times, up to 15.
  • A drive‑thru customer fired once to disrupt the assault and detained Muhammad until officers arrived, and detectives say Muhammad admitted she intended to kill.