Bronx man was protecting dog when he lost fingers to machete-wielding stranger: ‘I would do it again’
The dude just swung the knife at me for no apparent reason,” victim Rakeem Tayquon Young said from his hospital bed Sunday.
Bronx man defending his dog gets 4 fingers chopped off in machete attack
Tayquon Young, 34, is recovering at Bellevue Hospital after having four fingers chopped off. Police say at the time of the attack the victim and the suspect each had a dog with them. Their meeting was captured on video from a deli sidewalk security camera on Southern Boulevard in the West Farms section of the borough.
Man Loses Nearly All Fingers in New York Machete Attack
Only three of his four severed fingers were found, and reattached to his hand over the course of 13 hours of care in hospital.
NYC man loses four fingers after being attacked by machete-wielding maniac
A machete-wielding man became so enraged when a dog began barking at his smaller pup, he threatened to behead the larger canine — and slashed the owner’s fingers off, cops said.
Man speaks out after getting his fingers chopped off in machete attack while trying to protect dog
A sweet and friendly pit bull named Chanel was missing her owner on Monday night. Rakeem Young is in the hospital after having three fingers surgically re-attached.
Bronx Man Loses Four Fingers Protecting His Pup From a Machete Attack
A Bronx man is recovering in the hospital after he went out of his way to protect his beloved pup. Rakeem Young was out walking his four-year-old pit bull Chanel when the two were approached by a man with a machete.
NYC machete attack victim fears brute will return to decapitate his dog: ‘Get this guy!’
Tayquon Young, 34, is still recovering from the horrifying Friday morning assault, while the brute who attacked him and ...
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Man defending his dog gets 4 fingers chopped off in machete attack
Tayquon Young, 34, is recovering at Bellevue Hospital after having four fingers chopped off. Police say at the time of the attack the victim and the suspect each had a dog with them. Their meeting ...