[Howlin]

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TOOLS Printer Friendly Page Find Similar MORE News Battle Over Miss North Carolina Heads To Court Lee County Assistant DA Fired After Allegedly Plotting To Kill Wife Police Investigate String Of Cary Robberies Water Restrictions Lifted In Rocky Mount State, County Officials Shut Down Another Durham Rest Home Some Bus Drivers Feel Out Of Loop With N.C. State's New Roundabout Annual Pops In The Park Concert Canceled 75th Annual Aggie-Eagle Classic Set For Weekend Lawmakers Consider 1-Cent Increase In Cigarette Tax Delayed Flood Maps Slow Development US Airways Customers Upset Over Recent Changes Job-Seekers In Luck This Labor Day More Local Headlines (2002) More Local Headlines (2001) Man Accused of Attacking Children A 22-year-old is behind bars, but police still searching for motive POSTED: 10:52 p.m. EDT August 31, 2002 A Foxfire man is in custody on charges of slashing the throats of three children in Aberdeen Saturday. Twenty-two-year-old Justin Michael Martin faces three counts of attempted murder and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill. Constance, Cathy and James Holdsworth are in guarded condition at Moore County Regional hospital. They're between 12 and 15 years old. A hospital spokeswoman says they underwent surgery to repair their wounds. Police were called to their home around two o'clock Saturday morning. Sheriff's officials say each of the siblings had their throats cut. Officials say evidence at the scene indicated one of the children woke up during the attack and attempted to resist, causing the attacker to flee. Authorities say Martin worked with the children's father at Seven Lakes Heating and Air and was spending the night with the family. Police say Martin had been drinking heavily that night. Martin's being held under a million dollars bond. His first court appearance is scheduled for September 19th.

[PleaseNoMore]

Thanks for the update. I have been sleeping and haven't seen the news or reports on this other than the one I posted.

[trussell]

When are parents going to grow up and take their responsibility for their children serious.

Call the man a taxi!!

[nmh]

Positively hideous! Throats slit while sleeping. When one wakes up and resists the monster flees. What on earth would motivate anyone to do this?

Don't know about you, but if I could when that killer was caught I'd personally slice his throat when he slept to see how he liked it. It just gets worse and worse. Those kids if they survive, will be psychologically scarred for life.

[Teacup]

Authorities say Martin worked with the children's father at Seven Lakes Heating and Air and was spending the night with the family. Police say Martin had been drinking heavily that night.

OMG! This is horrible. My prayers go out to these children and their familiy. Our God is an awsome God, and he can heal these these little angels. I pray for a complete healing, and God's justice towrads the perp.