A young child reportedly stabbed another passenger with a fork on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to New York JFK, while her mother slept. The girl roamed the aisle. Already disruptive during the flight, her behavior escalated when she approached a passenger holding a metal fork and jabbed her without warning.
The woman quickly alerts a flight attendant,
She just randomly stabbed me with a fork! I almost slapped her. I’m gonna f* her up. She ran and hit me, stabbed me with the fork. I don’t know whose kid that is. You gotta get her. I’m gonna smack the s** out of her.
@donnitta_renee Replying to @D WHEN WE FINALLY GOT ATTENTION, They took the fork! My sister has no chill lmao #qatarairways #donnittarenee #flightkids ♬ original sound – Donnitta_Renee
@donnitta_renee Replying to @LoyalToya YES, she was tired!! #donnittarenee #flight #flightattendant #kidsbelike ♬ original sound – Donnitta_Renee
The victim became aggressive, brandishing a sandal, ready to strike the child if another attack occurred. The flight attendant removed the fork from the child’s hands while another crewmember approached the sleeping mother. Other passengers report that the mother seemed unconcerned, and did not discipline or control her daughter during the rest of the flight.
Her other child caused a disturbance later in the flight. Flight attendants tried to keep them occupied and engaged with snacks and entertainment until arrival in New York.
No doubt the mother was exhausted flying long haul coach, but that’s something she chose to do and retains responsibility for the child. The victim’s response was inappropriate, but ultimately it’s up to a parent to keep their child engaged so that situations like this don’t happen.