Arby's manager whose son found her frozen to death inside a freezer was trapped ... trends now
An Arby's manager found frozen to death inside a walk-in freezer was inside for at least six hours in -10 degree conditions before police were called.
The four children of 63-year-old widower Nguyet Le - one of whom also worked in the restaurant and found her frozen body - are suing Arby's over their mother's death in a Louisiana restaurant and claim she 'beat her hands bloody trying to escape'.
The widower and her son, who are both from Houston, were transferred to work at the restaurant in New Iberia temporarily, according to the lawsuit, which also alleges the freezer was broken and employees often had to use a screwdriver to open it.
Le entered the store soon after 9am on May 11 to performing opening duties, according to the lawsuit. Some time between then and the arrival of other employees at 10am she became trapped in the freezer.
Her body was found at around 6.20pm, according to both an initial report by the New Iberia police and a statement by her attorney. The lawsuit says only that she was discovered 'after' 10am.
An Arby's manager who spent more than six hours in a walk-in freezer before police were called was a widower and mother of four
According to a lawsuit Le panicked and bloodied the door of the freezer in a desperate attempt to escape. Former employees have said the door to the freezer (pictured) had been acting up for months had been reported to management
Prior to taking up a position at the Arby's in New Iberia, Le worked at another Arby's restaurant in Houston, Texas, as a general manager, the lawsuit says.
In February, her supervisor asked her to take a temporary assignment and work at the Arby's in New Iberia, Louisiana, for
