Stabbing Sparked by Dispute Over Amount of Sugar in McDonald’s Coffee, NYPD Says

Stabbing Sparked by Dispute Over Amount of Sugar in McDonald’s Coffee, NYPD Says
The New York Police Department released images of a suspect in a stabbing incident that was sparked over a spat over sugar in coffee at a Midtown McDonald’s. New York Police Department/TNS
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By Thomas Tracy From New York Daily News

NEW YORK—An irate McDonald’s customer stabbed another customer in Midtown Manhattan following a dispute over the amount of sweetener in his morning coffee, police said Wednesday.

The 57-year-old victim was eating inside the McDonald’s on Eighth Avenue near W. 35th Street about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday when the suspect complained his coffee was too sweet, authorities said.