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Prosecutor defends SBPD over death of man in custody
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – A 31-year-old South Bend man died in police custody July 21 and prompted an outcry from concerned community members and his family. But Thursday, the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s office laid out its case for reporters with...Tags: Justice System, Pathology, Crime, Law and Justice, Accidental Death, Witnesses
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Facebook friend suspected in rape
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThey met on Facebook, and even hung out together once at her house. When the 19-year-old Crumstown Highway woman met up with her new friend a second time at his house on South Brookfield Street Tuesday night, he choked her, raped her, then put a knife...Tags: Facebook, Social Media
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Two LaPorte students owe their lives to two teachers
WSBT CorrespondentTwo LaPorte teachers have been recognized for recently saving the lives of two students choking on food. One of the teachers, Kristen Kleist, sprung into action two weeks ago when a five-year-old girl having a snack in her preschool classroom at...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Students, Teachers, Health, Teaching and Learning
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9-year-old NYC boy chokes in school cafeteria
NEW YORK (AP) — Family members and a witness say a New York City fourth grader choked on meatballs during lunch while school cafeteria workers stood by. The boy later died. The New York Post (http://nyp.st/td2pmw ) reported Saturday that 9-year-old...Tags: New York City, Bronx (New York City)
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Man charged in slaying of wife who was found dead after Oak Forest fire
Tribune reporterA southwest suburban man accused of strangling his wife and then setting her body ablaze is being held without bail. Police say Martin Rodriguez killed Erica L. Rodriguez on Dec. 18, slashed his own throat and set a fire in their home in Oak Forest&...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Lawyers, Murder
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American Apparel's Dov Charney accused of choking, insulting employee
Dov Charney is no stranger to controversy, but a new lawsuit accuses the American Apparel chief executive of very strange behavior indeed, including choking and rubbing dirt into the face of a former Malibu store manager. In the suit filed in Los...
Tags: Laws, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Walmart, American Apparel
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Winner of Cockroach Eating Contest Choked on Bug Bits
KTLA NewsDEERFIELD BEACH, Florida -- A man who collapsed during a cockroach-eating contest last month choked to death on bug parts and his own vomit, the Broward County Medical Examiner ruled Monday. Edward Archbold, 32, had stuffed handfuls of roaches and...Tags: Broward County, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Deerfield Beach
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Hungry transient gets jail time for choking pelican to death
L.A. NOWA 30-year-old transient pleaded no contest Friday to choking a brown pelican to death because he "was hungry" and was sentenced to 60 days in jail, prosecutors said.... -
Swallowing can become a challenge
There are many challenges in caregiving dealing with activities of daily living. One that is frequently seen is difficulty swallowing. We often see this in people having difficulty with speech since those muscles are the same ones used to swallow....Tags: Stroke, Breads, Physical Conditions, Lungs and Airways, Alzheimer's Disease
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Police: Video shows mom repeatedly choking 15-month-old son at hospital
An Indianapolis mother faces more than a dozen felony charges after investigators say video showed her repeatedly choking her 15-month-old son at a hospital. Police arrested Dashana Oldham, 20, on preliminary charges of neglect and battery after a doctor...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Electroencephalography, Coughing
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East Baltimore death in police custody ruled a homicide
The state medical examiner has determined that an East Baltimore man's death in police custody last month was a homicide caused by blunt force trauma, an account that conflicts with earlier assertions that he died from choking on drugs. A copy of the...
Tags: Morphine (drug), Prosecution, Injuries and Wounds, Punishment, Prince George's County
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