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'Possessed' Haitian accused in fracas
Palm Beach Post ^ | Tuesday, January 01, 2008 | KEVIN DEUTSCH and VERONICA MARTINEZ

Posted on 01/02/2008 3:25:20 AM PST by forkinsocket

DELRAY BEACH — A man his sister described as "possessed" hit his girlfriend in the head with an iron and bit her so that he could "release the demons that were inside of her," according to a police report.

When his 80-year-old mother tried to stop the attack, he bit off her fingertip and started pulling his own teeth out, the report said.

Police kicked down a bedroom door Sunday morning to find Oswald Varemond, 44, straddling his girlfriend, Yolette Lagrandeur, 33, a Haitian recording artist and AIDS activist. Both were covered in blood.

An officer drew his gun and ordered Varemond to put his hands in the air, and officers tried to stun him three times with a Taser, only to have the device malfunction each time.

Varemond looked at police with a "blank stare" and walked toward them. He charged at officers, the report said, and one of them kicked him in the chest. Varemond grabbed one officer's leg and the men fell down the stairs.

Varemond, a Haitian national, continued to pray in Creole and chanted, "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus." An officer struck him with a baton until he was handcuffed.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: demons; florida; possessed

1 posted on 01/02/2008 3:25:22 AM PST by forkinsocket
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To: forkinsocket

No worry, it’s good to be multicultural!


2 posted on 01/02/2008 3:30:19 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Remind me again why the USA needs a multicultural society,

Banana republic coming to you, the government is providing you with this remarkable opportunity

Why am I thinking Rosie O’Donnell could explain all of this.


3 posted on 01/02/2008 3:36:08 AM PST by Mojohemi
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Why do we need immigrants from Haiti? Haitians have had 200 years of independence to make a go of their impoverished country. It’s a mess, mostly because of a disfunctional culture. Why import disfunction?


4 posted on 01/02/2008 4:11:07 AM PST by Godwin1 (merican restaurant.)
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To: forkinsocket
her brother, who works in musical production, began showing signs of "mental problems" Christmas Day

No steel drum set from Santa?
5 posted on 01/02/2008 4:12:39 AM PST by Thrownatbirth (.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
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To: Thrownatbirth

As they say in Haiti, “All pan, no mallets.”


6 posted on 01/02/2008 5:34:33 AM PST by Socratic (“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” - Corrie Ten Boom)
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