Wed Jun 13 2012 15:19 ITN
WARNING: This video contains images some viewers may find distressing!
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PHOTOS released on Tuesday reveal the extent of the injuries suffered by Ronald Poppo,
the homeless man who was attacked by Rudy Eugene in broad daylight on a Miami street
last month.
Experts at Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Centre in Miami released two images
underscoring just how badly Poppo was savaged. One of the images shows Poppo being
helped to walk by hospital staff.
The lower part of Poppo's face appears fairly normal. He is even sporting a salt-and-pepper
mustache. But from his forehead down to his upper lip he has suffered a great deal of
damage. He lost his left eye in the attack, and his right eye is so severely damaged that he
might be left sightless.
In addition to his many facial injuries, Poppo, 65, suffered two mysterious puncture wounds
to his chest, which may have been caused by police bullets fires at Eugene.
The doctor said Poppo hasn't once complained about his pain. "He's really just sort of living
in the moment and just wants to talk about routine things," he said.
Toxicology reports have not been returned on the assailant, Rudy Eugene, 31, who was
shot and killed by police called to the scene of the attack.
WARNING: This video contains images some viewers may find distressing!
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PHOTOS released on Tuesday reveal the extent of the injuries suffered by Ronald Poppo,
the homeless man who was attacked by Rudy Eugene in broad daylight on a Miami street
last month.
Experts at Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Centre in Miami released two images
underscoring just how badly Poppo was savaged. One of the images shows Poppo being
helped to walk by hospital staff.
The lower part of Poppo's face appears fairly normal. He is even sporting a salt-and-pepper
mustache. But from his forehead down to his upper lip he has suffered a great deal of
damage. He lost his left eye in the attack, and his right eye is so severely damaged that he
might be left sightless.
In addition to his many facial injuries, Poppo, 65, suffered two mysterious puncture wounds
to his chest, which may have been caused by police bullets fires at Eugene.
The doctor said Poppo hasn't once complained about his pain. "He's really just sort of living
in the moment and just wants to talk about routine things," he said.
Toxicology reports have not been returned on the assailant, Rudy Eugene, 31, who was
shot and killed by police called to the scene of the attack.
