Pre-dawn Thursday morning a New Jersey man was attacked by four teenage boys shooting craps on the sidewalk. Officials say that the man had a chunk of flesh taken from the man’s hand in the altercation.

Reports claim the 35 year old man was walking down a Jersey street around 5:30 am when he came upon a four boys between 16 and 17 years old throwing dice and he asked them to move so he could get by.

An argument ensued and the 4 boys attacked the man. He fought back until he came to the realization he had been bitten on his right hand and was bleeding badly.

The man then ran to a relatives home nearby and seeing how severe the wound was, called the police who met him at Jersey City Medical Center.

The bite was deemed severe enough that he was transported to the University Hospital in Newark for further treatment. He was bitten below the right pinky.


- 2008-01-10