Seattle: Man still on the run after allegedly biting Emma Cotton’s finger off, stealing ring
A man who allegedly bit off a woman’s finger during a violent robbery is still on the run from police.
Emma Cotton, 88, was cleaning the back verandah of her home in Rainier Beach, Seattle, on October 13 when the man “brutally assaulted” her.
He allegedly approached her and demanded her to hand over her jewellery.
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During the horrific incident, he allegedly bit off one of Ms Cotton’s fingers to get at her ring, 7KPLC reported.
Seattle police have since shared surveillance images which show the suspect carrying a backpack and wearing a dark coloured jacket and pants with light coloured sneakers.
Nearly a month on from the incident, Ms Cotton is still recovering. When she was first admitted she suffered multiple breaks and fractures and spent three days in the ICU because of bleeding on her brain.
She has since been moved to a rehabilitation facility.
Her three sons have tried to raise awareness for the case in the hopes that police will capture the suspected attacker.
“She felt somebody breathing behind her, and she said, soon as she turned around, he just started punching her,” Ms Cotton’s son, identified only as Ricky, told KING.
He also said doctors were unable to reattach Ms Cotton’s finger because the alleged attacker had taken it with him from the scene.
This comes after three prison inmates were arrested after prison officers found a child killer dead in his cell.
Police were called to HMP Wakefield prison in West Yorkshire at 8.25am on Wednesday morning following a report of an inmate’s death.
The man was identified as Kyle Bevan, 33, who had been jailed for the murder of his partner’s two-year-old daughter Lola James in 2020.
West Yorkshire police said Bevan’s death is being treated as “suspicious” and investigations are underway to uncover the complete circumstances of the incident.
In a statement, police said three male prisoners have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
No further information about the incident or the identities of the inmates has been made available.
