18-Year-Old Jailed 3 Years for Fake Gun Threat at Chicken Shop

An 18-year-old man from south London was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday after threatening a chicken shop worker with a realistic imitation firearm during a dispute over sauces on Christmas Eve. Marwan Khadir, of Malcolm Close in Penge, carried out the assault at a takeaway in the area on December 24, where he became enraged upon discovering his order contained the wrong dips.

Security camera footage released by the Metropolitan Police captured the sequence of events. Khadir initially placed an order around 9 p.m. for three chicken legs, chips, a drink, and six sauces, specifying three garlic and three mayonnaise portions. After returning to his nearby flat, he examined the bag, counted the sauces, and grew agitated while pacing and complaining over the phone. He had received four burger sauces instead.

Khadir then stormed back to the shop, shouting at the lone employee, "Bossman, come here. Why you give me four burger sauce? I asked for three garlic and three mayo." The confrontation escalated as he demanded access behind the counter, vaulted over it, and was pushed back by the worker. In response, Khadir pulled out the imitation gun, cocked it, seized the...