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.
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
Omo, d horse no get chill @ all o. Wish her speedy recovery.
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Who send am
†ђξ horse didn't ask for petting, na she go look for trouble nw
ReplyDelete#it WILL only GET better
#IT must END in PRAISE
†ђξ horse didn't ask for petting, na she go look for trouble nw
ReplyDelete#it WILL only GET better
#IT must END in PRAISE
But abeg ooo! Who send am?
ReplyDeleteShe dey play yeye play na
ReplyDeleteWat was she expecting na?
ReplyDeleteLmao
ReplyDeleteLoL @ the police officer FLED the scene.
ReplyDeleteWho send her message. Next tym u go fear angry horse.
If that finger still has nail on it, it may grow back to the original size with a complete nail.
ReplyDeleteWho send her to pet a horse? She's not serious.
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Some suing is just funny i swear..... Na who send her go police horse.... Foolish fool.....
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Who asked you to come pet the horse, animals are know to act abnormal because they have lower brain
ReplyDeleteShe's a nice woman.
ReplyDeleteIt'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.
ReplyDeleteOMG! I pray she get victory@d court and I wish her speedy recovery frm dis.
ReplyDeleteD horse is evil! Bit it off n spit it out ke!
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ReplyDeleteSorry woman
ReplyDeleteSorry woman
ReplyDeleteU get luck say e nor chop off ur head
ReplyDeleteI don't understand, she's suing the horse or the policeman? Buhahaha! Who asked her to pet the horse?
DeleteWho sent her to pet the horse in d 1st place? Go and treat your wound nwanyi.
ReplyDeleteWho sent her to pet the horse in d 1st place? Go and treat your wound nwanyi.
ReplyDeleteEeyah....sorry o
ReplyDeleteThank God it's nt more than dis.
ReplyDeleteWhy is she suing?! It was her who invaded the privacy of the horse and not vice versa. There is no case here
ReplyDeleteOver Sabi.....she really got what she deserved.
ReplyDeleteLol....sorry oooo
ReplyDeleteThe horse didn't ask for petting though.
ReplyDeleteAwwwn...love story gone sour
ReplyDeleteWhat 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
ReplyDeleteLOL! 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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