Bizarre News - September 13, 2014

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

A baby born with eight limbs in Uganda has undergone a successful surgery to remove the additional body parts.

Paul Mukisa was born with what doctors diagnosed as "parasitic twinning." The extra limbs were part of a conjoined twin who never fully developed, and had neither heart nor head.

While conjoined twins occur at a rate of one in 50,000, parasitic twins are incredibly rare.

More than three months after his birth, a team of three surgeons, three anesthesiologists and two nurses at a hospital in Kampala performed a three-hour operation to remove the parasitic twin.

The operation was successful. "There were no intra-operative or post-operative complications," said one of the surgeons involved. Unfortunately, while gaining a chance at a normal life, poor little Paul also lost his abilities to climb walls and spin webs any size.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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* Sticky icky: Pot allegedly stuck to suspect's face *
DELAND, Fla. (UPI) - A Florida man who called 911 while fleeing police to report he had "not done anything wrong" had marijuana stuck to his face when he was stopped, police said. The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said deputies attempted to pull over a vehicle driven by Benjamin Nutter, 26, early Tuesday because his tags were not lit, but the man drove his vehicle into a shopping center parking lot and continued to drive slowly. Deputies said they noticed Nutter reach for a cup in his car and dump out the contents before driving out of the parking lot. Nutter allegedly dialed 911 while the deputies were perusing him, investigators said. "My hands are on the wheel, sir, I have not done anything wrong," Nutter told the dispatcher. However, deputies said they approached Nutter's car when he finally stopped and discovered he had marijuana stuck to his face and the inside of the car from his apparent attempt to dump the illicit substance. Nutter was arrested on charges of making a false call to 911, possession of marijuana, and fleeing and eluding.


*-- Motorized Walmart cart makes for poor getaway car --*
FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (UPI) - An alleged shoplifter in Michigan made an ultra-low-speed getaway on a motorized Walmart shopping cart "because she didn't feel like walking," police said. Police said they were called Sept. 8 when a Walmart customer in Fruitport Township saw Shirley Mason, 46, leave the store's parking lot on a motorized shopping cart, officers located the suspect and an alleged male accomplice about two miles away from the store. Mason, who police said had an outstanding warrant for her arrest stemming from a previous incident at a Walmart store in Roosevelt Park, allegedly had up to $600 worth of stolen goods loaded into the $1,200 motorized cart. The police report said Mason told officers she took the cart "because she didn't feel like walking." Mason was arrested on a charge of organized retail crime in addition to the charge of second-degree retail fraud from the previous incident in Roosevelt Park. She is due in court Sept. 23. The 53-year-old man with Mason was also arrested on an alleged parole violation, police said. His name was not released.


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Andre Hofemann drove his car into the entrance of a Wal-Mart store after being fired. Too many morning breakfast beers? -Barbara

Hey, if someone physically attacks me and then uses a lame "I was just playing a game" (zombie or otherwise) defense/excuse, my response would be "I wasn't in on or aware of any game and I'm pressing charges and I'll probably also sue your deranged arse!" Then I'd be calling my lawyer. -R.S.
[She is lucky she didn't break into the home of a gun-owner.]

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