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Virginia Tech Police were called to the Drillfield Wednesday afternoon following a report of a student stabbing his own hand with a pen.
Police were called at 1:19 p.m. by a 911 call from a witness at the scene.
Alexander M. Huppert, a freshman university studies major, then assaulted an officer who approached to check his welfare, according to a police press release. After a short struggle with the officer and several witnesses, he was taken into custody.
The incident took place near a table promoting a local version of “Ask an Atheist Day.” The student group Freethinkers at Virginia Tech sponsored the table.
Witnesses said Huppert stood near the table for nearly an hour. Approaching the table, Huppert borrowed a pen and drew a circle with a cross inside on the back of his hand.
Nicole Schrand, a senior psychology major, said Huppert then asked students at the table to stab him in the cross with the pen to “prove to us God existed.” The students declined.
“We don’t believe in assaulting people,” Schrand said. “We’re very against assaulting people.”
Huppert then asked for the pen back, a request Schrand and other students declined. Seeing another pen, Huppert grabbed it and began stabbing himself in the back of the hand.
“If it had been a more streamlined pen, I would have expected it to go through,” Schrand said.
Wade Duvall, who was also working at the table, walked away from the table to call police. Duvall, a graduate student studying physics, first called the Tech Police non-emergency number.
“They told me to hang up and call 911,” Duvall said.
Tyler Pease, a freshman communication major, intervened when he saw Huppert attempting to stab himself in the wrist. Pease, a member of Campus Crusade for Christ, convinced Huppert into giving him the pen.
Schrand said Huppert attempted to confront Duvall after seeing him on the phone, but several people at the table stood between the two.
Duvall said an officer showed up in less than a few minutes. He said Huppert did not cooperate with the officer’s command to take his hands out of his pocket.
Duvall said Huppert then “smacked” the officer on the scene. In the resulting struggle, the officer called for assistance to apprehend Huppert.
“He kept calling for help,” Duvall said. “So I joined.”
Duvall initially grabbed Huppert’s arm. Pease also assisted in subduing Huppert. With additional officers responding, Huppert was taken into custody.
“I was shaking after it was over,” Duvall said.
Pease said the incident ended “better than I expected.”
“As soon as he started hurting himself I was thinking to myself this could go really, really badly," Pease said.
Onlookers were surprised at how quickly the situation escalated.
“I didn’t realize what was going on until police subdued him,” said Brenda Hawkinson, who observed the incident. Hawkinson described Huppert as “glassy-eyed.”
The release said that while in custody Huppert broke out a police car window and assaulted two other officers. None of the officers’ injuries required medical attention, and no other individuals were injured during the incident.
Huppert was charged with three counts of felony assault on a police officer, as well as charges of resisting arrest and destruction of property.
He was processed and transferred to Montgomery County Jail, where he is being held without bond.
The report said the investigation was still ongoing.
Schrand said the incident was not “what we were hoping would happen” during the event. Schrand noted the desire to remain polite during the event.
“We did not try to be offensive ever,” Schrand said.
Pease commended the group for having a “very open dialogue” during the event.
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/17381/student-stabs-himself-attacks-policeVirginia Tech Police were called to the Drillfield Wednesday afternoon following a... more
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A 21-year-old Connecticut man allegedly told police he stabbed four people at a party last month, one fatally, because party-goers were making fun of his...gas-passing exploits.
Now, he's pleaded not guilty.
Police say Marc Higgins was deadly serious when he left the party and returned with three knives, then stabbed people indiscriminately, according to court documents.
Higgins pleaded not guilty to murder and assault charges in New Britain on Monday.
Police say the 21-year-old Higgins was "very drunk" at a Bristol house party on Jan. 16 and was ridiculed because of flatulence. Police say one woman even slapped him because of it.
Police say at that point he stormed out of the party and returned about 45 minutes later with three knives and started stabbing people indiscriminately.
Matthew Walton died of his wounds. Three others were injured. Higgins allegedly told police he was angry and wanted to show that people shouldn't make fun of him.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20032164-504083.htmlA 21-year-old Connecticut man allegedly told police he stabbed four people at a party... more
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Fethiye, Turkey, 4 October 2010 - The 44 year old man stabbed his 28 year old ex-wife infront of the children at a bus station in Fethie. The bystanders that finally stopped the man found him carrying four knives. Custody battle?Fethiye, Turkey, 4 October 2010 - The 44 year old man stabbed his 28 year old ex-wife... more
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British factory worker Ricardo Morias is a sexual dynamo. Or so it would seem. He'd dumped Tatiana Bastos and taken up with a new woman. But Bastos apparently couldn't live without Morias' special sauce. So she stalked him outside his factory in Newark...
As he was leaving work for the day, she jumped in his car and began to make sexual advances. Morias spurned her overtures and asked her to get out.
That's when a very pissed off Bastos -- close your eyes if this is too graphic for you, fellas -- stabbed him in the penis. She also threatened to kill him and then herself.
Morias managed to escape and was forced to have his manly apparatus stitched up at the hospital.
Bastos initially claimed her former boyfriend of four years had tried to rape her. She was only defending herself. But police soon learned that her story didn't hold water, and that she was in fact a vicious penis stabber.
She was charged with grievous bodily harm and sentenced to 32 months in prison.British factory worker Ricardo Morias is a sexual dynamo. Or so it would seem.... more
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A US woman has been accused of stabbing her husband with scissors because she was unhappy with his performance in bed.
Michelle Thomas, 26, was arrested on Tuesday after police were called around 1am to the couple’s house in the east Texas town of Hudson, Lufkin Daily News reports.
The man told police Ms Thomas became angry with him after a sex session left her unsatisfied.
He said Ms Thomas grabbed a pair of scissors and began slashing him, according to court papers.
The court affidavit states police found the man with superficial cuts to his chest, thumb and knee.
Ms Thomas alleges her partner was drunk, threw her onto the bed and began choking her.
But police found no injuries on Ms Thomas, according to the affidavit.
The man said he only touched Ms Thomas during the sexual encounter.
Ms Thomas was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, although the man told officers he didn’t want to press charges, according to Lufkin Daily News.
Ms Thomas faces up to 20 years in jail.
http://www.news.com.au/world/woman-attacks-husband-after-bad-sex-session/story-e6frfkyi-1225863072044A US woman has been accused of stabbing her husband with scissors because she was... more
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The BBC reports that police are investigating the death of a man who was found stabbed after a snowball fight in Denbighshire.
Officers were called to an address at Clos-y-Berllan in Rhuddlan just after 2230 GMT on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for North Wales Police, who are treating the death as suspicious, said the man died later in Glan Clwyd hospital at Bodelwyddan.
Another man has been arrested and is being questioned by police, who are appealing for witnesses.
Officers are carrying out house to house inquiries.
A post mortem examination is being carried out at Glan Clwyd hospital, by Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rogers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/8429647.stmThe BBC reports that police are investigating the death of a man who was found stabbed... more
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An 18-year-old boy has been found stabbed to death in a street, police said today.
The fatally wounded teenager was discovered by a passer-by in Bow, east London, at about 6.40pm yesterday.
Police said he was in Devons Road, close to its junction with Purdy Street, with multiple stab wounds.
A spokesman said paramedics and police attended but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
He added: "We know who is he is but await formal identification and for next of kin to be informed. A post mortem examination will be arranged in due course."
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police homicide and serious crime command have taken over the inquiry.
They arrested a 16-year-old boy and were questioning him at an east London police station today.
The 18-year-old was the thirteenth teenager to be murdered in the capital this year.An 18-year-old boy has been found stabbed to death in a street, police said today.... more
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When 20-year-old Leo Beitz visited an old friend in Boulder last weekend, they did what old friends do: Went out. Got drunk. Came home. Played video games. But at some point in the night, Beitz, for reasons that remain unclear, did some things old friends usually don't do: Grabbed a knife. Stuck it in a guy's belly.
The stabbing occurred after a long night of drinking, witnesses and Beitz told police, according to the Daily Camera. But that's where the stories part ways.When 20-year-old Leo Beitz visited an old friend in Boulder last weekend, they did... more
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Man Stabbed in Head as Horrified Newham Residents Watch; Council Ignored Residents Pleas to Shut Down Violent Night Club
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 -- EAST LONDON
At approximately 4:30 AM Canning Town residents on Oak Crescent and Barking Road awoke to the sounds of screaming and yelling. Amidst a melee a clubber from the Afro-Caribbean night spot Summer Gold (59-61 Barking Road E16 4HB) was stabbed in the head. A gang followed the victim as he struggled down Barking Road turning left onto Oak Crescent.
According to a witness that wishes to remain anonymous, the crowd began indiscriminately breaking car windows as the victim was chased down the street.
Horrified residents on Oak Crescent watched from their windows as the victim hemorrhaged blood and finally collapsed in the middle of Oak Crescent. The perpetrator ran down a nearby alley and escaped. The victim is said to be in critical condition.
A forensic team spent the rest of the morning scouring Oak Crescent for clues.
This was not the first serious crime incident to happen at Summer Gold. Last year a team of snipers were called in as a result of a hostage situation in the club.
Since Summer Gold opened in 2007 there have been no less than five violent crimes that have taken place there. Outraged residents are calling for the club to be shut down.
In addition to the violence Summer Gold has had many problems with anti-social behaviour, public urination, loud music and noise nuisance.
In 2008 community organisers had pleaded to Newham Council to permanently shut down the club. All three Canning Town North Councilors: Clive Furness, Marie Collier and Paul Schafer ignored residents’ pleas for help in shutting down the club.
Before the September 11th stabbing, over 100 residents had signed a petition asking Newham Council to remove Summer Gold’s license on the grounds of the prevention of crime & disorder and public safety.
Community organiser, Angela Rutledge, has set up a blog NoSummerGold.com, a YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/CleanUpCanningTown and a Twitter account @NoSummerGold to encourage residents to get involved.
“Summer Gold has been nothing but trouble since it opened,” says Rutledge, an American who relocated to Canning Town. “When I moved to this area three years ago Summer Gold was a Chinese restaurant. There were no problems. Since this club opened we have had endless problems with noise, public urination, car break-ins and violence. I was mugged in front of my own flat by a Summer Gold customer. This is crazy! Something has to be done!”
Rutledge states that she has spoken to many residents about Summer Gold, but they are simply too afraid to get involved because it is a known gang hang out.
On August 13th Newhams Noise Nuisance Unit called in Summer Gold’s License for Review. This, unfortunately, was not in time to prevent the stabbing. A hearing of the license sub-committee is scheduled for October 5, 2009.
The club owners Godfried and June Obebo were unavailable for comment.
For more info:
action@cleanupcanningtown.org
http://www.NoSummerGold.com
Police information:
John Burman, Detective Constable
john.burman@met.pnn.police.uk
020 8217 5030
CAD 1069 1366 - 11 Sep - 09Man Stabbed in Head as Horrified Newham Residents Watch; Council Ignored Residents... more
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New Video on Youtube where you can get to pick what happens to a boy and his knife and outlines the consequences of your actions.
It's pretty cool to see all the endings and they aren't all bad, as long as you make the right choices. One of the endings even rewards you with a rap video.
After watching do you think this a good way to communicate with the youth, to discourage them from knife crime or is it too gimmicky and has the creator not been able to associate with the situations some young people face?
It is advertised on MTV.
Opinions PleaseNew Video on Youtube where you can get to pick what happens to a boy and his knife and... more
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A teenage girl was sent to hospital this morning after being stabbed by one of a many teenage intruders who entered the Albert Einstein school in the suburb of Bonn, Germany.
It is reported that one of the intruders,16-year-old Ukrainian student, Tanja O., was spotted leaving in a Ford Mondeo after the attack took place.
There has been no information regarding the motive of the attack, which left students fleeing the school reports say, however local newspaper Express reported that a backpack full of Molotov cocktails and a letter to police was found in the girls’ bathroom.A teenage girl was sent to hospital this morning after being stabbed by one of a many... more
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Consumer watchdogs have found that some body amour which is supplied to debt collectors, doormen and children, are faling on stab and knife slash tests by a big margin. A manufacturer was prosecuted for selling "stab resistent" vests on eBay for £60 which did not meet the European Standards advertised. He was fined £6,000
Worcestershire County Council trading standards officer Leanne McLean said 'We became suspicious because the price seemed too good to be true. These stab vests could have resulted in the wearer being seriously injured. The penalty imposed by the court reflected the seriousness of this case.'
Very scary in the first place that parents feel they have to kit their kids out with them.Consumer watchdogs have found that some body amour which is supplied to debt... more
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A 58-year-old man stabbed his 19-year-old son after the teen refused to take is hat off in church. The son was taken to the hospital after being stabbed in the left buttock.A 58-year-old man stabbed his 19-year-old son after the teen refused to take is hat... more
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We haven't seen any English language coverage of this yet, but always-reliable European reader Soldat Louis has forwarded us this report of an incident which apparently occurred yesterday in the small French village of Uckange:
"A 5-year-old boy stabbed his 10-year-old sister because she didn't want to give him her Nintendo DS. Her mother, who has sole custody of the children, was sleeping at the time and was alerted by her daughter's screams.
The girl is still at the hospital, but she's not in mortal danger. The boy is aware of what he's done. He said to the police that his sister didn't want to give hime her Nintendo DS, and that he thought the knife was a toy. I've also read that he apparently likes the game "Power Rangers", in which the characters (alledgely) throw knives.
The mother of the 2 children has been raising them since the father abandoned them and fled to Albania. According to her, he was violent to the point of hitting her. She works at night to raise her children, and while she's at work, her brother and her niece babysit them."
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Note: this is a user-submitted story without any news coverage yet, so this may be false.
UPDATE: It turns out the information was wrong. In fact, the 10-year-old girl was stabbed, but NOT by her 5-years-old brother. She was stabbed by her mother ! And, of course, it wasn't because of a Nintendo DS.
The daughter was examined by a surgeon, who said that it was impossible that such a young boy could hurt someone so deeply. Then, the investigators talked to the children, and the daughter told them that she was stabbed by her mother, who finally confessed that she did it. She was apparently upset by the noise made by her children.We haven't seen any English language coverage of this yet, but always-reliable... more
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Look, I need to tell you something. It's a bit of a secret. Japan is a dangerous place, yo. I'm serious. It's hard life on the streets there. They may dress it up in Lucky Star and Genshiken, but that's just because they want to lure you in there so that they can take your money. Moe girls? Yeah, they don't exist. The women are all like Balalaika over there.
What, you don't believe me? Well, here's a good example: A woman was minding her own business in an underground shopping arcade around 12:30pm one day, and a man approaches her and asks for directions to a hotel. She said that she didn't know where and then turned around to continue on with her life. But then the man, probably unsatisfied with the answer, stabbed the woman in her side and ran.
The woman survived, although she was rushed to the hospital and had to get stitches for the knife wound. Police haven't found the stabber yet, but this is what I mean: life ain't easy in Japan. Be sure to bring a vest with plate inserts when you go. You can always find one at the 100 yen shop if you forget.
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Japan has stabbing problems.Look, I need to tell you something. It's a bit of a secret. Japan is a dangerous... more
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David Koresh's mother was stabbed to death in Texas. Koresh led 80 people to violent death in the 1993 Waco siege.David Koresh's mother was stabbed to death in Texas. Koresh led 80 people to... more
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