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Saturday 22 August 2015

Woman sues after police horse bit her finger off as she tried to pet it

A woman is suing a police force after an officer's horse bit her finger off.
Pernilla Ekberg was petting the police horse outside a New York bar when the horrific incident happened.
The 28-year-old had been socialising with friends at Max Fish bar, in Manhattan's Lower East Side, when she stopped the animal to pet it.
The Swedish national approached the NYPD officer and asked for permission to pet the horse, according to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.
But when she reached out, the animal "chomped down on her hand, bit off the tip and spit it out on the floor", Ekberg's lawyer said.
Ekberg claims the police officer panicked and fled without offering any help.

Her boyfriend retrieved the tip of her right ring finger and put it on ice but doctors at Bellevue hospital were unable to save it.

Lawyer Eliot Bickoff said the injury is a "significant disfigurement" because Ekberg is right handed.

According to the lawsuit, as an analyst of marketing campaigns, she needs her full right hand to type, hold a pen, interact with people, all of which has been affected by the injury.

She has nerve damage and spent months in intensive rehab working to restore her fine motor skills which are still impaired, her lawyer said.

A city Law Department spokesman said the case was being examined.



NY Daily News

34 comments:

prettymojies said...

Omo, d horse no get chill @ all o. Wish her speedy recovery.

@MEETD®EALEVANS™ said...


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Who send am

Blog It With Olivia said...

†ђξ horse didn't ask for petting, na she go look for trouble nw









#it WILL only GET better
#IT must END in PRAISE

Blog It With Olivia said...

†ђξ horse didn't ask for petting, na she go look for trouble nw









#it WILL only GET better
#IT must END in PRAISE

mira cookie said...

But abeg ooo! Who send am?

aproko manager said...

She dey play yeye play na

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Wat was she expecting na?

Unknown said...

Lmao

AbokiDaWarriBoy said...

LoL @ the police officer FLED the scene.

Who send her message. Next tym u go fear angry horse.

Unknown said...

If that finger still has nail on it, it may grow back to the original size with a complete nail.

Unknown said...

Who send her to pet a horse? She's not serious.

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Some suing is just funny i swear..... Na who send her go police horse.... Foolish fool.....
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Anonymous said...

Who asked you to come pet the horse, animals are know to act abnormal because they have lower brain

Jeremiah Wesley said...

She's a nice woman.

Unknown said...

It's a pity. That is a very cruel animal and a surprising behaviour from a supposedly trained horse. The horse needs to be whipped very well. Police should be made to pay for damages so they can sit up in ensuring animals exposed to the public are properly trained.

Unknown said...

OMG! I pray she get victory@d court and I wish her speedy recovery frm dis.

Unknown said...

D horse is evil! Bit it off n spit it out ke!

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Unknown said...

Chai!!! God will see you through

Unknown said...

Sorry woman

Unknown said...

Sorry woman

Mr_SouL Get Naija Twitter/IG followers/7AB109CB said...

U get luck say e nor chop off ur head

Unknown said...

Who sent her to pet the horse in d 1st place? Go and treat your wound nwanyi.

Unknown said...

Who sent her to pet the horse in d 1st place? Go and treat your wound nwanyi.

Unknown said...

Eeyah....sorry o

Unknown said...

Thank God it's nt more than dis.

Oluwadamilola said...

I don't understand, she's suing the horse or the policeman? Buhahaha! Who asked her to pet the horse?

ary said...

Why is she suing?! It was her who invaded the privacy of the horse and not vice versa. There is no case here

Unknown said...

Over Sabi.....she really got what she deserved.

bumiella said...

Lol....sorry oooo

Evita O. Enwefah said...

The horse didn't ask for petting though.

I B M bolubantin said...

Awwwn...love story gone sour

Jasmine Joseph said...

What are u pple saying abeg, is this the first horse that has been pet by a stranger and she is neither the first to do such, abeg if na me I go also sue, wish her the best of luck in court

Unknown said...

LOL! i wish horses could speak like humans,the woman would have heard "Babe am not in the mood, just don't touch me or i will bite off your finger". Well, I wish her quick recovery.

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