Richardson bartender still recovering after May stabbing attack

The bartender who was attacked in a May stabbing in Richardson says she can still see the "darkness" in her attacker's eyes from that night.Richardson bar stabbing victim recovering"There was something about the way he spoke to me or the way he looked at me that didn’t sit right with me."Feliciana "FeFe" Cansino has worked at Good Vibes Bar and Grill in Richardson since the restaurant opened in 2020. In Feb. 2026, a stranger sat down that caused tension in the bar."I asked him what he’d like to drink, he asked for a soda, went and got it, brought it to him — then…he threw money at me," Cansino tells FOX 4's David Sentendrey. "At that point, I’m like, ‘you know what, I don’t think this is a good fit. I’m going to ask you to leave.’"That stranger, 28-year-old Stephen Kwembe, returned on May 8 and stabbed Cansino and three other bar patrons. All four were hospitalized following the attack."When I looked up he was like, ‘Do you remember me?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He was like, ‘You wouldn’t serve
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