Miami Face-Eating Attack Lasted 18 Agonizing Minutes

[The Northerner]

The grisly assault on a homeless man whose face was eaten by a deranged assailant lasted for 18 agonizing minutes and was captured on nearby surveillance cameras.

Rudy Eugene, who authorities suspect may have been high on a dangerous new street drug known as "bath salts," had to be shot four times by a police officer to halt the cannibalistic attack.

The victim, Ronald Poppo, 65, is in critical condition after police say 75 percent of his face was devoured by Eugene.

Footage taken by security cameras at the nearby Miami Herald building show most of the 18 gory minutes of Eugene's growling and vicious attack on Poppo when Eugene ate the man's nose, mouth and eyes.

Eugene had a criminal past and has the notoriety of being the first person ever tasered by the North Miami Police Department after he was arrested for beating and threatening to kill his mother in 2008. Police told ABC affiliate WPLG that they had to taser him three times to subdue him.

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[hlthe2b]

1. Honestly... "saving" this poor man's life after this grissly horror and what lies ahead...

almost seems cruel. Yes, I know the woman attacked in CT by the chimp has gone on to get a face transplant and proclaims her embrace of life, but I think that might be the exception.

Such a sad, sad, horrific situation.