The perp used a pair of SCISSORS– are evil , they were made to cut things, dont they need to be banned?— to commit his violent act, The victim had NO self defense weapon, THANK GOD his neighbor DID!

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The Seattle Times: Intruder stabs couple in home
Address:http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/text/134965301_dige11m.html
Wednesday, June 11, 2003, 12:31 A.M.
Local Digest
Intruder stabs couple in home

SEATTLE – An intruder stabbed a husband and wife with scissors in
front of their twin boys last night after he broke into their Loyal
Heights neighborhood home. The man fled the house and was cornered by
neighbors, including one with a pistol, until police arrived.

The incident was reported about 9:10 p.m. in the 8800 block of 28th
Avenue Northwest.
A 21-year-old man entered the house, possibly through a back window or
door, said Seattle police spokeswoman Deanna Nollette.

The intruder then surprised the 45-year-old man in the family room,
stabbing him from behind. When his 41-year-old wife, who had been taking
a shower, walked downstairs to investigate the noises, she was stabbed
as well.

The couple were taken to Harborview Medical Center, but their injuries
were not believed to be life-threatening, Nollette said. Several
neighbors who had heard screams came over to help. One tackled the man
and another held him at gunpoint.