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| Life term for McDonald's killing | Life term for McDonald's killing |
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| A man has been jailed for life after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of a fellow worker at a McDonald's outlet. | A man has been jailed for life after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of a fellow worker at a McDonald's outlet. |
| Grandmother Jackie Marshall, 57, was stabbed to death by the sacked employee during a children's party at the fast food restaurant in West Sussex in 2005. | Grandmother Jackie Marshall, 57, was stabbed to death by the sacked employee during a children's party at the fast food restaurant in West Sussex in 2005. |
| The Southbourne woman had worked at the Chichester outlet for 15 years. | The Southbourne woman had worked at the Chichester outlet for 15 years. |
| Mentally ill Shane Freer, 21, of Batchmere, admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at Lewes Crown Court. He denied murder. | Mentally ill Shane Freer, 21, of Batchmere, admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at Lewes Crown Court. He denied murder. |
| The court heard that Freer, who has Asperger's Syndrome, carried out a "horrific, frenzied, ferocious and crazed" knife attack in front of lunchtime diners in April last year. | The court heard that Freer, who has Asperger's Syndrome, carried out a "horrific, frenzied, ferocious and crazed" knife attack in front of lunchtime diners in April last year. |
| This was a particularly savage attack Det Ch Insp Russ Bagley | |
| He had blamed Mrs Marshall for losing his job, the court was told. | He had blamed Mrs Marshall for losing his job, the court was told. |
| After the hearing, Det Ch Insp Russ Bagley said: "This was a particularly savage attack on a lovable lady who was popular with everyone. | |
| "Our thoughts are with Eddie, Jackie's husband, and the rest of the family, who have been devastated by their loss." | |
| And Ch Insp Mark Eyre said: "This was a very sad event, which at the time had quite an impact on the community in Chichester." | |
| But he said that offences of this nature were "fortunately rare". |