Woman May Have Bitten Husband to Death?

[Guest MrRant]

MODESTO, Calif. (Reuters) - A California woman who allegedly flew into a rage and bit her husband repeatedly after he refused to have sex with her is being held on charges that police say may eventually include murder.

 

Modesto police said that Kelli Pratt, 45, attacked her 65-year-old husband Arthur on Oct. 7, holding him down and biting him some 20 times after a dispute over sex.

 

"Most of the bites were confined to his arm and his abdomen and a few were very deep with major tissue damage," Sgt. Al Carter of the Modesto police told a television news reporter Thursday.

 

The Modesto Bee newspaper reported that Arthur Pratt, whose skin was covered with more than 20 deep tooth marks, died Sunday at a local hospital and that the local forensic pathologist believes the bites are the likely cause of death.

 

"He (the husband) was able to dial 911 (emergency) that night," Carter told the newspaper. "We have a tape recording of him screaming while she was biting him. When officers arrived, he was screaming that he'd been assaulted. She fought with the officers and tried to bite them, too."

 

Arthur Pratt had a history of medical problems including diabetes, heart and circulation problems. An official ruling on the possible homicide charge is awaiting toxicology tests, which could determine whether the bites caused an infection that proved fatal, the Bee said.

 

Carter said police were already persuaded that "his death was a direct result of being bitten."

 

"I've seen cases where dogs have bitten kids, and blood loss or infection led to death," Carter said. "I've never heard of anyone being bitten to death (by a human) before."

 

Kelli Pratt is currently being held in Modesto, about 90 miles east of San Francisco, on charges of elder abuse, domestic violence and assault on a police officer.

 

Jesus Christ.

[Guest CED Ordonez]

Making the Holyfield-Tyson incident look like nothing. Now that's something. I'm putting money in the "Mental Asylum" pool for this one.

[Guest Samurai_Goat]

Ok, I've met a few people who were into biting, but this is about 30 yards left of ridiculous on the absurdity scale.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Would you like fries with that?

[Guest EricMM]

C'mere honey I don't bite...

 

MMMMMACHEM! /critic

 

Oops, I tell a lie, I do.

[Guest razazteca]

sounds more like he died of a heart attack out of fear to me.

 

brings new meaning to the words Bite Me

[Guest MrRant]

I just wish she would have proclaimed that he tasted like chicken.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Wouldn't surprise me if he died from the infections though. The human mouth is pretty filthy, and diabetics tend to be prone to infection.

[Guest DrTom]

It's conceivable he could have bled to death. The brachial artery in the arm could be bitten into, and untended, could cause someone to bleed out. Police said some of the bites had "major tissue damage," so that's not out of the realm of possibility.

[Guest meanmaisch]

Did anyone else see the picture of said woman? YEESH! No wonder he didn't want any.

[Agent_Bond34 0]

MODESTO, Calif.

 

I live not too far from Modesto, about 45 miles or something along those lines. (just some useless fact to throw in for no reason at all)

 

I am however, not surprised that this incident happened in Modesto, I always knew a few weirdos or two would come from that city.

[Guest danielisthor]

sounds more like he died of a heart attack out of fear to me.

 

brings new meaning to the words Bite Me

next thing you know some kid is going to say "bite me" in school and will get suspended or arrested.

[Guest Some Guy]

Couldn't she just have masterbated? Seems to me that it would be preferable to committing murder and potenially having to spend the rest of your life in jail.

[Guest DeputyHawk]

Couldn't she just have masterbated? Seems to me that it would be preferable to committing murder and potenially having to spend the rest of your life in jail.

they're all sisters, willy, don't even go there.

[Guest Samurai_Goat]

You know, it's just me, but isn't that the old definition of "bite me?"