A one year old child is recovering after being impaled in the head with a pair of scissors. According to Mineral County Sheriff Jeremy Taylor at about 7:30 on Wednesday night the mother of the child stopped to see her friends at the Pinewood Apartments in Short Gap. While there her friends Andrew Conner and Lisa Lowther were involved in an argument. Conner was cutting pizza with a pair of scissors and threw them across the room at the same time the mother stood up and began to walk away holding the baby. The scissors then struck the child in the right side temple area of the head impaling in his head approximately 2 inches. He was transported to the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center by ambulance and then air lifted to Ruby Memorial in Morgantown where the scissors were surgically removed. According to medical officials there was no significant damage and the child was extremely lucky. The criminal investigation is continuing for pending charges.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:14:29 +0000
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