Woman bursts into apartment, tries to choke toddler. ( Then it gets weird )

HoustonChronicle.com ^ | Jan. 8, 2003 | PEGGY O'HARE

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

A woman who had smashed into a southeast Houston apartment and tried to choke a small boy -- fending off his frantic family with a shard of glass -- was being examined in a hospital Wednesday after police finally subdued her, officers said.

Even after being restrained and loaded into an ambulance, the 29-year-old woman broke free and fought with the ambulance crew on the way to Ben Taub Hospital, police said.

The 2-year-old child who was attacked, David Nguyen, was treated and released from Ben Taub, along with his grandfather, Tai Nguyen, 54, who was bitten on the arm while trying to rescue the boy, officers said.

Hospital officials would not release any information about the woman's condition. Police said she appeared to have been under the influence of some type of drugs, but no charges had been filed late Wednesday.

The incident occurred shortly before 9 a.m. at an apartment in the 3700 block of Southlawn, where the grandfather was with his 20-year-old daughter and her 2-year-old son, police said.

The man said he heard his front door crash open and his front window shatter before the woman walked in and grabbed the boy.

She tried to choke the child, police were told, and held his relatives at bay with a large piece of glass when they tried to rescue him.

The grandfather tried to grab the glass, but the woman bit his right forearm, police spokesman Alvin Wright said.

Several people outside the apartment witnessed the incident, but refused to get involved, Wright said.

Bystanders flagged down a police officer, who investigated and was met by a badly frightened, bloody woman who was holding the toddler, Wright said. The child had small cuts on his head, possibly from pieces of glass, Wright said.

While the officer talked with the family, another woman covered in blood, holding a large piece of glass, came around the corner. When the officer stepped out of his car, the woman started screaming at him and ran toward him with the glass, Wright said.

The officer, backing up, called for other officers to help and ordered the woman to drop the glass. She then got on the ground and took off her clothes, Wright said. Other officers arrived and subdued the woman until an ambulance arrived. She was bleeding from her left wrist, police said.

As police followed the woman's ambulance to the hospital, the ambulance's rear doors swung open, and officers saw the woman fighting with the crew inside the vehicle, Wright said.

Officers stepped in to assist the ambulance crew, but the woman continued fighting at Ben Taub Hospital, police reports said.

[AntiGuv]

Hey, thanks for the info! I stand corrected..

[Charlie OK]

when I was in college, I went on a field trip with a sociology class to the prison. We were allowed to visit with some kids who were all in for either attempted murder or murder one. One of them talked about this stuff, and all the others either had used it or knew about it. It was a joint dipped in embalming fluid. Only they called it "smoking water", or just "water". They ranged in age from 17 down to 11!

Not one of them mentioned it also had PCP. I wonder if they even knew.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I'm actually disappointed in this whole situation...... this happened in Texas for goodness sakes...... the woman who attacked that toddler should have been in about 4 pieces when the police arrived............!

[JudyB1938]

I stand corrected myself. I wasn't sure either and thought the same thing you did. That's why I googled it.

I don't remember if it was in the article I posted or not, but the "fry" comes from "it fries your brain".

Back in the late 60's, some guy went running naked down the street in Tulsa. I don't know what drug he was on, but interesting the "naked" bit associated with what he used and this "fry".

I also thought it was interesting that the article claims "fry" causes people to become skitzo. All the more reason to do what Louisiana used to do ... commit druggies and alcoholics to the crazy house. Prison is not the place for them, where they can get out once the term is served.

[Mr. Mojo]

Several people outside the apartment witnessed the incident, but refused to get involved, Wright said.

People witnessed a woman trying to choke a child and they "didn't want to get involved?" Their (non) action was as morally reprehensible as the woman's. ...and perhaps more so, considering their relative sobriety.

Sick.

[babaloo999]

Makes one wonder, just What is in the Drinking Water in Houston?!

It's not the water, it's the unfortunate side effects of all the SUVs and guns. Some people just naturally lash out. Or it could just be that the woman hadn't been on her medication as prescribed.

[Eternal_Bear]

While the officer talked with the family, another woman covered in blood, holding a large piece of glass, came around the corner

Any reports yet on a third crazed bitch with a piece of glass? Sounds like a zombie line in progress.

[b4its2late]

Illegals?

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

The video link at reply #11 reports that there was only one psycho woman. The original article is wrong.

[mg39]

""Whew, it turns out to be just a PETA protest, I was worried for a minute there. ;^) Note, the crazy woman was carrying a Bible. Lol, help me Lord.""

"Turns out to be a religious nut!"

Good one, Sungirl.

[csvset]

I went back and reread the article, it wasn't wrong per se, just poorly written. The article didn't identify the bloody woman who was holding the child. I'll guess it was the mother. The way that the article was written, I'd bet the "reporter" scribbled some notes down, probably after a phone conversation. That's my take on it.

[flyervet]

I would have done exactly what the mother and grandfather did- keep the nut focused on me and not on killing the kid while trying to figure out a way to get the kid back. As it turns out, this strategy worked like a charm.

[flyervet]

Not at all. However, unless a person is armed at all times in their own house, it is impossible to be completely prepared for such a home invasion. I find myself thinking of a case a few years ago in which a local family was killed in a home invasion. Mom was cooking dinner, the kids were doing homework, and Dad was doing some sort of maintenance in the bathroom. Despite owning a nice selection of handguns and hunting rifles, and being ready and willing to use them, they were taken hostage and killed because they were caught by surprise.

I'm not advocating that folks arm themselves twenty-four seven. Not only is that impractical and occasionally unsafe, it's not even a guarantee that no one will get the drop on you- you have to sleep, shower, shave, do laundry sometime. All I'm trying to say is that anyone, even someone equipped and capable of using deadly force to defend themselves, can become a victim through no fault of his own.

[Jhoffa_]

The officer, backing up, called for other officers to help and ordered the woman to drop the glass. She then got on the ground and took off her clothes..

Alrighty then..

[The Old Hoosier]

This is why we need to legalize drugs. If everyone starts acting like this woman, no one will notice any of it.