Sven
06-23-2007, 02:24 PM
Ariz. woman's face branded with 'snitch' (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_on_re_us/woman_branded)
PHOENIX - A woman had the word "snitch" burned into her face with a branding iron in apparent retaliation for helping police in a domestic violence case, authorities said.
The brand singed into her flesh during a June 13 attack is 4 to 6 inches long and stretches across her left cheek from lip to earlobe, Mesa police Sgt. Chuck Trapani said Friday.
"Obviously, they were trying to send a message to her, and they were obviously trying to humiliate her," Trapani said.
PHOENIX - A woman had the word "snitch" burned into her face with a branding iron in apparent retaliation for helping police in a domestic violence case, authorities said.
The brand singed into her flesh during a June 13 attack is 4 to 6 inches long and stretches across her left cheek from lip to earlobe, Mesa police Sgt. Chuck Trapani said Friday.
"Obviously, they were trying to send a message to her, and they were obviously trying to humiliate her," Trapani said.