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http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/20/us/boston-attack/index.htmlOfficial: Boston bombing suspect suffered throat injury, may not be able to talk
By Chelsea J. Carter, CNN
updated 8:08 PM EDT, Sat April 20, 2013
(CNN) -- The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings suffered an injury to his throat and may not be able to talk, a federal official told CNN on Saturday, possibly hindering attempts by authorities to question him about a motive in the attack.
With one suspect dead, authorities believe answers to a motive and whether the brothers had help rest with Dzhokar Tsarnaev, who was captured Friday night after a shootout just minutes after authorities had indicated that a massive manhunt for the 19-year-old suspect appeared to come up empty.
The official, who was briefed on Tsarnaev's condition, spoke on condition of anonymity.
Tsarnaev was in "serious but stable condition" and "not able to communicate yet," Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick told reporters during an impromptu briefing on Saturday.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)busterbrown
(8,515 posts)Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Riftaxe
(2,693 posts)so only time will tell.
ChangeUp106
(549 posts)I love how we constantly get UMass "Amherst" shoved down our throats as if we aren't a flagship campus, but now everyone calls UMass Dartmouth by just UMass. We have nothing to do with that scum.
Riftaxe
(2,693 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)gateley
(62,683 posts)OhioChick
(23,218 posts)I'm taking that as it's temporary.
gateley
(62,683 posts)OhioChick
(23,218 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)one of the victims who lost his legs managed to write a note right after he came out of anesthesia.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)or crush injury it's incredible his airway didn't totally swell shut, or that he didn't choke on lungfuls of blood. Maybe once the swelling goes down, he'll be able to talk. Until then, I'll bet the little fucker's texting thumbs work just fine.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)It seems to be populated by clowns right now..
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Triana
(22,666 posts)HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)starroute
(12,977 posts)I guess that special Miranda exception isn't going to apply.
avebury
(10,952 posts)Intense interrogations can result in spontaneous utterances from a defendant. Having to rely upon a written response gives the person time to think first and the person may be less apt to give away information that he/she doesn't want to give out.
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