Man slashed in face after asking stranger for directions at Port Authority
MIDTOWN — Police on the hunt for a person who unexpectedly slashed a man in the face outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal Monday night after he asked the attacker for directions, Port Authority police said.
While inside the major bus terminal near Times Square just after 11 p.m., the 30-year-old man asked a stranger for directions but was ignored, police said.
The victim then walked outside onto West 41st Street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, but the stranger followed him, according to authorities.
The suspect walked up to the man, told him “never ask me for directions,” and then slashed him in the face with an unknown object, police said.
The attacker fled and has yet to be identified or caught.
The man was left with a cut to the left side of his face, police said.
The NYPD said the attack is still under investigation.
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Picky-eater teen goes blind after diet of Pringles, white bread, fries and processed meats
UNITED KINGDOM — Eating a diet of French fries, Pringles and white bread was enough to make one teenage boy lose his sight, according to a case study published in a medical journal.
Scientists from the University of Bristol examined the case of a young patient whose extremely picky eating led to blindness, and have warned of the dangers of a poor diet.
The unidentified patient told doctors he had only eaten fries from the fish and chip shop, Pringles potato chips, white bread, slices of processed ham and sausage since elementary school, and he avoided foods with certain textures. He first visited a doctor at age 14, complaining of tiredness, according to a case report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on Monday.
He wasn’t taking any medication, had a normal BMI and height, and showed no visible signs of malnutrition.
Doctors discovered low vitamin B12 levels and anemia, treating the patient with vitamin B12 injections and offering dietary advice.
One year later there were signs of hearing loss and vision symptoms, but doctors did not find the cause.
His vision had worsened to the point of blindness by 17 years of age, and doctors identified vitamin B12 deficiency, low copper and selenium levels, a high zinc level, reduced vitamin D level and bone level density, according to a statement from the University of Bristol.
By this stage, vision damage was permanent.
Researchers from Bristol Medical School and the Bristol Eye Hospital examined the case and concluded that the patient suffered nutritional optic neuropathy, a dysfunction of the optic nerve.
In developed countries it is mostly caused by bowel problems or medication that interferes with the absorption of nutrients, and it is rarely caused entirely by poor diet because food is readily available.
In some places, malnutrition caused by poverty, war and drought is linked to higher rates of nutritional optic neuropathy, according to a statement.
The condition is reversible if treated early but can lead to blindness if no action is taken.
“Our vision has such an impact on quality of life, education, employment, social interactions, and mental health,” said study lead author Denize Atan, an ophthalmologist at Bristol Medical School and Bristol Eye Hospital.
“This case highlights the impact of diet on visual and physical health, and the fact that calorie intake and BMI are not reliable indicators of nutritional status.”
The researchers say that poor diet and reduced intake of minerals caused vision loss in this case, and warn that nutritional optic neuropathy could become more common due to the consumption of junk food.
They also warned vegans to make sure to supplement for vitamin B12 to avoid deficiency.
To prevent similar cases, doctors should ask patients about their dietary history as part of routine clinical examinations, the researchers urged.
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Men mistook homeless man for sex offender, beat him to death
MODESTO, Calif. – Police in Modesto say two men beat a homeless man to death with their bare hands after mistaking him for a sex offender.
Jace Decker, 63, was often found sitting on a bench in Garrison Park.
“He minded his own business for the most part. He just was going through his own life struggles and different adversities,” friend Donnie Bibbs told KTXL.
Acquaintances say Decker was a husband with a broken heart.
“Pretty decent life and everything and, now, I think he was more so just hurt over losing his wife,” Bibbs said. “He just never really bounced back from that.”
Decker was attacked on Aug. 10, and died a few weeks later.
Investigators say two men, Matthew Arguello and Ruben Rosales, confronted Decker in Griffin Park, believing he was a registered sex offender.
Decker was not a sex offender, police said.
Investigators say during the attack, Decker pleaded with the suspects to stop. Instead, police said the two men beat him until he was unconscious. The attack was unprovoked and gang motivated, according to investigators.
Arguello is now in custody but investigators say Rosales is a dangerous man and on the run.
“Know the facts before you just step into the situation and try to handle,” Christopher Brown, who knew Decker, told KTXL. “Like, you’re not God, or you’re not law enforcement.”
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Triplet says he accidentally fatally stabbed brother while cooking
COLUMBUS, Ga. — A Georgia triplet accused of fatally stabbing one of his brothers says the stabbing was a mistake and he only meant to hug his brother.
News outlets report 36-year-old Kenneth Jernigan made his first court appearance Thursday after telling police he accidentally killed his brother, Kevin Jernigan. Jernigan was charged last week with murder and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime.
Columbus Police Department Cpl. Matt Sitler says Kenneth Jernigan told officers they were in the kitchen making food when he went to hug Kevin Jernigan, but instead stabbed him.
Sitler says the evidence doesn’t support Kenneth Jernigan’s story. Sitler says autopsy results are still pending.
The third brother, Keith Jernigan, testified that he didn’t witness the stabbing.
The case was bound over to Superior Court.
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Mom accidentally shoots daughter surprising her from college
GIRARD, Ohio – A woman returned home from college to surprise her mother and ended up shot in the arm.
Officers were called to Ohio Avenue in Girard at about 9 p.m. Friday for a shooting, WJWreports.
Police said the homeowner was in her bedroom when she became frightened by a commotion inside the house. Then, a person came running into the room so she fired one round from her revolver.
She quickly realized she shot her 18-year-old daughter.
The daughter’s friend told police they just arrived from college to surprise her mother. He said he heard a single gunshot and screaming, then went inside to help.
The victim suffered a gunshot wound to her elbow and was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for treatment, according to the police report.
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Mother charged after body of 5-year-old girl found in apartment closet
HOUSTON — The mother of a 5-year-old girl whose body was found in a Houston apartment closet was charged Tuesday with evidence tampering, police said.
Police are investigating Priscilla Torres “as having a role” in the death of her daughter. Sierra Patino’s body was found by relatives Monday and authorities say Torres was at the apartment when officers arrived. Police believe Sierra’s body was in the closet for days.
The 27-year-old Torres was charged with tampering with evidence related to a human corpse. Torres could face additional charges as the investigation continues, police said in a statement.
She is being held at the Harris County jail and it’s not clear if she has an attorney to speak on her behalf.
Investigators are waiting on the results of an autopsy to determine how Sierra died.
It wasn’t clear whether Sierra lived in the apartment with her mother, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said earlier Tuesday. It’s also not clear if the girl’s death was accidental or caused deliberately.
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Man kills eight elementary school children in China on first day of class
Eight young children were killed in a school attack in the central Chinese province of Hubei on Monday. It was their first day of class.
The attack took place at the Chaoyangpo Elementary School in Hubei’s Enshi City. According to a statement from the local government, a 40-year-old man surnamed Yu attacked students at the school at 8 a.m. local time, when students would have been arriving for class.
He is in police custody.
Eight were killed and another two were injured. No details were given on the students’ injuries or their individual ages. In China, elementary school children range in age from 6 years old to 13.
“The local party committee and government is all out organizing rescue and remedial work,” the statement from Enshi City government said.
A separate statement by the Enshi City police was originally posted on Chinese social media site Weibo but was later removed without explanation. The hashtag “school criminal case in Hubei” had gained 120 million views on Weibo as of Tuesday morning.
Attacks on schoolchildren in China have happened before. In October, at least 14 children at a kindergarten in Chongqing were slashed by a woman with a kitchen knife.
In April 2018, nine students were killed and others injured after a male suspect began attacking students in Shaanxi province.
September 2 marked the start of a new school semester in China after the summer break.
According to state-run tabloid Global Times, the local government is providing psychological counseling services to the students who witnessed or were injured in Monday’s attack.
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Newborn, five hours old, found abandoned on front porch
Atlanta, GA (WGCL ) — Atlanta Police are looking for the birth parents of a newborn baby who was found abandoned on the front porch of a home in Northwest Atlanta around 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Frieda Burston tells CBS46 she was sleep and woke up to get a glass of water when she heard a baby crying outside her home.
“I kept hearing it,” Burston said. “It got louder and louder. I came to this window. There was nobody there and I opened up the door and the baby was screaming and it was in a baby’s cloth,” she described.
She says she picked up the infant girl and took the baby inside her home to call 9-1-1. Medics said the baby was no more than 5 hours old.
“They hadn’t even took the cord off the baby. So when the officers and police when I called them, they cut the umbilical cord in my house,” Burston explained.
Tuesday afternoon, Atlanta Police investigators went door-to-door on Mary George Avenue NW asking residents if they knew anything about the baby or possibly her mother.
Carole Williams said she heard about the child on the news. She cried as she told CBS46’s Hayley Mason that she will be praying for the child.
“That baby did not ask to be in this world,” Williams said. “I am glad the baby’s safe. I pray for the mother. But it’s all about the child,” she went on.
Georgia’s Safe Haven laws make it legal to leave a newborn at a fire station, police station or hospital with an employee. Those laws were not followed here and police say they could press charges when they find out who abandoned the child.
“You cannot leave a child unattended at any age, but certainly not an infant on a porch at someone’s house,” said Investigator James White. “There are manners in that this has to be handled. You have to contact a place of safely, A police department, the fire department, DFCAS, the hospital. These are all appropriate places that maybe the child should’ve been taken to rather than just driving up to someone’s house and leaving her there,” he said.
The Department of Family and Children’s Services says it will be searching for potential foster parents as police search for the infant’s birth parents. If birth parents are not found, the child could be eligible for adoption.
Anyone with information on the child or the mother is asked to call Atlanta Police Crimestopper at 404-577-TIPS
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Customers Storm Popeyes With Gun After Being Told There Were No More Chicken Sandwiches, Leave Baby In Car
A man allegedly pulled a gun on employees of a Popeyes store yesterday because the chain had sold out of chicken sandwiches.
The suspect was allegedly with a group of people who are accused of flying into a collective rage and trying to storm the Houston-based restaurant shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday.
According to local media outlet KTRK, the mob of assailants, consisting of three men and two women, had initially visited the drive-thru in a black SUV. But after being informed of the lack of chicken sandwiches, they attempted to force their way into the restaurant and one man pulled a firearm. A member of staff was able to lock the group outside the premises.
A baby was reportedly in the vehicle at the time of the altercation, which occurred at a store on Scott Street. ABC 7 reported the baby remained inside the vehicle throughout the incident.
No-one was injured and police are working to identify the suspects. Much to the delight of social media, police confirmed the incident on Twitter, writing: “Southeast officers are at 7100 Scott. Male pulled a gun on employees of restaurant after they ran out of chicken sandwich.” The short post quickly went semi-viral, attracting more than 2,500 shares and over 3,000 likes.
Since it launched on August 12, the Popeyes chicken sandwich has been in hot demand. Its creation led to a war-of-words between rival brands, including Chick-fil-A and Wendy’s.
Public demand quickly outweighed supply, and Popeyes announced it had totally sold out of the chicken sandwich roughly two weeks later, on August 27. Only one day later, the brand’s account tweeted: “We hear y’all. We’re working to get The Sandwich back as soon as possible.”
In a statement describing the shortfall released last month, a spokesperson tried to calm the social media storm, writing: “The demand for the new Chicken Sandwich in the first few weeks following launch far exceeded our very optimistic expectations. Popeyes aggressively forecasted demand through the end of September and has already sold through that inventory.”
That explanation was not enough for some customers.
Last month, a citizen of one Tennessee city decided to sue Popeyes for running out of the sought-after food item. Craig Barr, of Chattanooga, accused the chain of deceptive business practices, false advertising and causing him humiliation.
According to local media, Barr alleged that he had been scammed out of $25 by a man on the internet who claimed he could obtain a chicken sandwich from a store. The man claimed he also suffered damages to his vehicle while driving between stores.
Barr, who says he is filing a case seeking $5,000, told the Chattanooga Times Free Press: “I can’t get happy. I have this sandwich on my mind. I can’t think straight. It just consumes you.”
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Rideshare driver busted for kidnapping claims toddler’s dad sold her for $10K
A rideshare driver has been nabbed in the kidnapping of a 2-year-old girl in Pennsylvania — but she told police the tot’s father “sold” her for $10,000, according to a new report.
Sharena Nancy, allegedly drove off with little Nalani Johnson just after 5 p.m. Saturday after giving the girl and her father, Paul Johnson, a ride, local outlet KDKA reported.
Nancy, whose car has both Uber and Lyft tags on it, claimed the dad pawned his own daughter off to someone for $10,000, and that Nancy was instructed to drive her “20 minutes from a gas station in Monroeville along Route 22.”
She told detectives that a woman standing next to a silver SUV with out-of-state plates flagged her down, the station reported. A second woman was reportedly waiting in the car.
Nancy said she handed Nalani and her car seat over to the women and drove away, the report said.
Meanwhile, Johnson told police that he was riding with Nalani and a pal, Justin Rouse, in Nancy’s Toyota Yaris when she stopped the car at an intersection in Penn Hills, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Johnson got out and when he went to retrieve Nalani, Nancy allegedly drove off, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the newspaper.
The dad said he then called Nancy’s cell phone to no avail and then police, who issued an Amber Alert.
Nancy was pulled over around 7:30 p.m. and taken into custody. She faces charges of kidnapping of a minor, interference with custody of children and concealment of whereabouts of a child, KDKA reported.
Nalani is still nowhere to be found.
Johnson’s mother Taji Walsh told the station that Nancy made up the whole story.
“The things that she indicated in her arrest record, which is public knowledge, are unfounded,” Walsh claimed.
If her son were involved, she added, “he wouldn’t be walking freely, he’d be locked somewhere up like [Nancy] is.”
Johnson has not been charged.
Nancy’s husband MD Raihan Uddin, told KDKA that his wife didn’t take the child — but claimed she knew Johnson.
“News says Paul Johnson doesn’t know Nancy, but Penn Hills detective told me they knew each other and Paul’s family members told me he knew Nancy since March…” Uddin told the station in a Facebook message.
Nancy is being held at the Allegheny County Jail while multiple authorities — including the FBI — continue to search for Nalani.
Uber told the station that no one with Nancy’s name used the app over the weekend, and Lyft said that the incident did not happen on its platform, adding that the “allegations are deeply disturbing.”
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