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A patient at a psychiatric hospital in South Florida brutally beat up a roommate for about seven minutes and ripped the man’s eyes out of his sockets — leaving him permanently blind, police said Monday.
“The victim is permanently blind due to his injuries,” Pembroke Pines police spokeswoman Amanda Conwell told the Miami Herald.
At around 4:45 p.m. Friday, Pembroke Pines officers responded to South Florida State Hospital, 800 East Cypress Drive, following a 911 call about an altercation between two patients, authorities said in the suspect’s arrest report. Police noted they weren’t notified until about an hour after the attack, which began at 3:47 p.m. — and that the hospital staff had started to clean the crime scene when the facility’s chief of staff told them to stop.
A review of the 350-bed state hospital’s security footage revealed the suspect and his bunkmate, who are both adults court ordered to be at the facility, were involved in an argument over a towel hanging on the door that turned physical, police said. The Herald is not identifying the suspect because of the sensitive nature of the incident.
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“The victim is permanently blind due to his injuries,” Pembroke Pines police spokeswoman Amanda Conwell told the Miami Herald.
At around 4:45 p.m. Friday, Pembroke Pines officers responded to South Florida State Hospital, 800 East Cypress Drive, following a 911 call about an altercation between two patients, authorities said in the suspect’s arrest report. Police noted they weren’t notified until about an hour after the attack, which began at 3:47 p.m. — and that the hospital staff had started to clean the crime scene when the facility’s chief of staff told them to stop.
A review of the 350-bed state hospital’s security footage revealed the suspect and his bunkmate, who are both adults court ordered to be at the facility, were involved in an argument over a towel hanging on the door that turned physical, police said. The Herald is not identifying the suspect because of the sensitive nature of the incident.
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