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Please Pray for These Kids ( Assaulted in their homes; Throats slit )
News 14 ^ | myself

Posted on 08/31/2002 4:00:18 PM PDT by PleaseNoMore

Please pray for these kids that were assaulted in their home here last night. The victims were my son's 16 yo girlfriend and her younger sister and brother.

The youngest boy, Jimmy, is 12 and may not live and one of the girls, Cathy, may never speak again. Connie, my son's girlfriend, is 16 and is stable.

The attack was vicious and the perp has not been caught. The news link gives scant information other than to confirm the attack. I am assuming that they will update the story as new information is received.

Your prayers are appreciated very much.

Link to story:

http://rdu.news14.com/content/top_stories/?ArID=13141


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous; US: North Carolina; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: moorecountry; northcarolina; teensagers
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To: PleaseNoMore
Oh, my dear God! Prayers for the children's complete recovery, of both their bodies and their hearts, and for the perp to be found before he can hurt anybody else ... and for justice to be served swiftly.
61 posted on 09/01/2002 5:35:00 PM PDT by bootless
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To: PleaseNoMore; GummyIII; spectre; Jaded; John Jamieson; redlipstick; cyncooper; brigette; bvw; ...
"Moore County teens were attacked while they slept.

Just after 2 a.m. Saturday morning, medics were called to a home outside of Aberdeen. On arrival, they found three teens with their necks slashed open, all struggling for life

SNIP

The Moore County sheriff said Justin Martin, 22, attacked the teens. After a day-long search, the suspect was arrested at his home in the Foxfire community. Sheriff Frank Johnson said Martin was a friend and co-worker with the victim's father. He was staying at the Holdsworth home Friday night. "

http://rdu.news14.com/content/top_stories/?ArID=13203

62 posted on 09/01/2002 5:39:49 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: bootless
Prayers offered. May our powerful God shed His comfort and healing to all involved.
63 posted on 09/01/2002 5:42:17 PM PDT by joyful1
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To: PleaseNoMore
Prayers for these children and all of AMERICA, no the WORLD, to help us rid us of the evil among us.
64 posted on 09/01/2002 7:04:48 PM PDT by goodnesswins
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To: PleaseNoMore
Prayers for these children and all who love them.
65 posted on 09/01/2002 7:12:34 PM PDT by OldFriend
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
Another update from the original source I posted ( please note the bold ):

Suspect in custody on attempted murder charges

Updated: 9/1/02 10:56 AM

By: Ken Derksen & Web Staff

Moore County teens were attacked while they slept.

Justin Martin is facing three counts of attempted murder and is being held under a $1 million bond.

Just after 2 a.m. Saturday morning, medics were called to a home outside of Aberdeen. On arrival, they found three teens with their necks slashed open, all struggling for life. ( my comment: Connie kept her brother and sister alive by applying towels to their wounds till help arrived).

Ding and Noy Sengkhamphong are shocked anyone would harm children from the Sherwood Park subdivision. Constance Holdsworth, 15, and her sister Cathy, 14, were two of the teens brutally attacked. Their 12 year old brother Jimmy, who was also injured, often visited the Sengkhamphong's home. "He played with my kids and he rode the same bus," Ding said.

The Moore County sheriff said Justin Martin, 22, attacked the teens. After a day-long search, the suspect was arrested at his home in the Foxfire community. Sheriff Frank Johnson said Martin was a friend and co-worker with the victim's father. He was staying at the Holdsworth home Friday night.

EMS supervisors told News 14 Carolina, no amount of training could prepare its medics for the gruesome scene they were called to. Many of the medics were so shaken by the extent of the children's injuries that the Moore County EMS Department gave a briefing to help their personnel deal with their stress.

The young victims were all taken to First Health in Pinehurst. They were in guarded condition Saturday night.

Martin is facing three counts of attempted murder and is being held under a $1 million bond. Deputies said they aren't sure what prompted the attacks on the sleeping children.

Martin's first court date will be September 19.

In a statement released Sunday, the family said," We appreciate the outpouring of care, concern and support from friends, neighbors and the general public. Our children, Jimmy, 12, Cathy, 15 and Connie, 16 are stable and resting well. At this time, we will be most grateful if our need for privacy can be respected. We cannot accept requests for interviews or respond to telephone calls. Thank you."

66 posted on 09/01/2002 8:56:03 PM PDT by PleaseNoMore
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
Kim, this isn't that far from me....sheesh.
67 posted on 09/01/2002 8:57:20 PM PDT by GummyIII
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To: GummyIII
Try being 5 miles from it and knowing them personally. Talk about close and shocking! If you are close to Moore County then you know it is a peaceful area. Stuff like this "just doesn't happen". At least it didn't.
68 posted on 09/01/2002 8:59:20 PM PDT by PleaseNoMore
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To: PleaseNoMore
The big question:WHERE WERE THEIR PARENTS?
69 posted on 09/01/2002 9:01:18 PM PDT by GummyIII
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To: PleaseNoMore
Keep us informed. I'm in VA...and we have the little lost Jennifer Short who's parents were killed and she abducted a couple of weeks ago.
70 posted on 09/01/2002 9:02:41 PM PDT by GummyIII
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To: GummyIII
Yep! Where were they?? I have not had an appropraite moment to pose this to the mother. Right now I have been more concerned with the kids. But believe me...........when the tme comes................nuff said.
71 posted on 09/01/2002 9:03:09 PM PDT by PleaseNoMore
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To: GummyIII
Certainly! No need to ask. I have been praying for this little girl's safety. Dear Lord, what is happening????
72 posted on 09/01/2002 9:04:34 PM PDT by PleaseNoMore
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To: PleaseNoMore
Jennifer
73 posted on 09/01/2002 9:07:20 PM PDT by GummyIII
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To: GummyIII
So terribly heartbreaking. My God!
74 posted on 09/01/2002 9:12:32 PM PDT by PleaseNoMore
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To: PleaseNoMore
I know those kids went through a lot, but they are still alive and can use this to be tougher and stronger even with all the trauma. I hope they do this. What trauma for anyone, especially children.
75 posted on 09/01/2002 9:14:21 PM PDT by GummyIII
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To: GummyIII
Update

http://rdu.news14.com/content/top_stories/?ArID=13203

So9
76 posted on 09/01/2002 9:40:52 PM PDT by Servant of the Nine
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To: PleaseNoMore
Prayers on the way...Connie sounds like a brave young lady. You and your son are also in our prayers, I don't know how one would begin to try to help.
77 posted on 09/01/2002 9:57:20 PM PDT by Dianna
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To: Dianna; All
The way to help is simply to offer prayers of faith that these kids will recover completely, physically and mentally.

Right now, it is 2 AM and I am just sitting here thinking about this whole situation.

When I think I can't cry for these kids anymore I just weep and sob. When I think I can't pray I just plead to God for them. I know that their are others who have experienced tragedy and brutality in their lives but you never contemplate it until it happens to someone you know and care about. I don't care who you are, the reality does not set in until then. Personally, I pray that no one ever has to experience this feeling.

I have been thru it once before when my cousin was brutally murdered. Her murderer is on death row here in NC. Now this with these precious children.

As a mom, I have done all I can to keep my children safe. I am as cautious as they come. Some say I am over protective. I know where they are, who they are with, what they are doing and I don't let them come and go as they please. I lock my doors, I screen all of their friends and the friends of their friends. I have taught them to fight back and I have taught them to avoid dangerous situations whenever possible. But this....This has simply shaken me to the core of my being. I know that my son visits the home that this occured in. I know that his friends like to hang out there. I know members of the extended family of these girls.But I didn't know that the idiot who did this would ever be a factor. Quite simply, I didn't know he even existed. So it the questions that is begging to be answered in my mind is, "What else can you do when you have done all you can to insure your child's safety?" I am a firm believer in praying for my kids. Everyday I pray for God to encamp His angels about this and for His keeping power to be upon them.

Please, do everything that you possibly can to keep your babies safe. Even when you think you have been as diligent as possible be more diligent. It seems as if these atrocities are being perpetrated by people that know the families or who have had some contact with them. The danger is literally from "unexpected sources".

Sorry for the rambling but I think that this thing is really just hitting me. The protective shock is wearing off. And it is frightening. Very frightening.

78 posted on 09/01/2002 11:32:48 PM PDT by PleaseNoMore
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To: PleaseNoMore; dixie sass
You are not posting anything that we're not already wondering about. I'm praying for mental as well as physical healing for the victims (& those close to them, ie, you & your son), especially as details and background of this crime come out. As you note in #78, parents are responsible for protecting their precious babies...is there a mother in the picture?
79 posted on 09/02/2002 2:32:33 AM PDT by cyn
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To: F.J. Mitchell
Amen. And please be with other children who are hurting and confused from abuse and neglect; please wake up parents and other relatives who can step in and be ADULTS. There is too much pain in this world; it is hard to see in children who need to know Your love, mercy, and compassion. In Jesus' name, Amen.

80 posted on 09/02/2002 2:51:26 AM PDT by cyn
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