Posted on 09/08/2006 12:46:36 PM PDT by TrebleRebel
A nurse returning from work discovered an intruder armed with a hammer in her home and strangled him with her bare hands, police said.
Susan Kuhnhausen, 51, ran to a neighbor's house after the confrontation Wednesday night. Police found the body of Edward Dalton Haffey 59, a convicted felon with a long police record.
Police said there was no obvious sign of forced entry at the house when Kuhnhausen, an emergency room nurse at Providence Portland Medical Center, got home from work shortly after 6 p.m.
Under Oregon law people can use reasonable deadly force when defending themselves against an intruder or burglar in their homes. Kuhnhausen was treated and released for minor injuries at Providence.
Haffey, about 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds, had convictions including conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, robbery, drug charges and possession of burglary tools. Neighbors said Kuhnhausen's size - 5-foot-7 and 260 pounds - may have given her an advantage.
"Everyone that I've talked to says 'Hurray for Susan,' said neighbor Annie Warnock, who called 911. "You didn't need to calm her. She's an emergency room nurse. She's used to dealing with crisis."
YIKES!
I have broken my shoulder but never dislocated it. I bet that hurt like a bastard.
Must be the nurse that bathed me while I was in the hospital recovering from getting shot!
"Dude, you got strangled by an old lady."
Old? Old? How old are you? I'm guessing 18.
I dunno... I don't think a woman is ever stronger or tougher than when she's about 50.
PERFECT!!!
A friday feel-good!
LOL! Those movies rock!
Another one who puts 51 in the "old" category. What's today? Teen post day?
So this nurse is writing a check at the store and pulls a rectal thermometer from behind her ear, and says:
"Dammit, some ass-**** has my pen."
I asked a local deputy about this not to long ago.
If a stranger comes into your home with up to no good intent then have at him was the answer.
OF course he may have just said that to ease my mind knowing I get spooked sometimes at night living alone out here.
But would live in the city for nothing.
The broken bone hurts for longer; the dislocation pretty much quits hurting as soon as it gets re-set. Unfortunately, the dislocation does permanent, almost impossible to completely repair, soft tissue damage. It can become a recurrent problem, which well and truly sucks.
I'm 42, but I don't look a day over 48.
You miss some good stories limiting yourself to guns.
Was she the Big Nurse from that Jack Nicholson movie?
PRIMUMNONNOCERE ?????
Random typing on keyboard keywords?
Maybe she had PMS or is in the midst of menopause, whichever, never ever mess with a women when she is going through either of the two.
Clue #1 - 51 years old isn't an "old lady".
Clue #2 - 81 years old IS an "old lady".
260 pounds - you can call her an overwieught lady - but don't call her an old lady!
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