Abracadabra Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Expert team saves axe-attack toddler Michelle Pountney and Anthony Dowsley 08nov05 SURGEONS have reattached the leg of a toddler after it was severed below the knee in an axe attack. A team of 13 medical experts, including six surgeons, at the Royal Children's Hospital operated for more than 8 1/2 hours to attach the limb. The marathon surgery began at 2.30am, less than an hour after the attack at a Mont Albert house. Ambulance officers were called to the house at 1.43am where they found the boy, 17 months, and his severed left leg. A call ahead to the Royal Children's Hospital triggered frantic calls to three plastic surgeons, two orthopedic surgeons, a general surgeon, two anaesthetists and five nurses who rushed back to the hospital to prepare. At 11am, with the leg attached, the boy went to intensive care where he was last night in a critical but stable condition. But it will be several days before doctors know whether the complicated surgery was a success. The 21-year-old mother of the boy allegedly attacked her son with an axe after, neighbours claimed, he cried most of the day and night from the pain of teething. The mother and son, who cannot be named for legal reasons, moved to Melbourne on Saturday seeking refuge. It is believed they moved from a Victorian country town to the church-run private care house. A source said the woman had a history of mental illness and a former partner was released from prison on Friday. The attack occurred after the teething baby allegedly could not be soothed for most of the day and night. It is believed the woman took an axe from a backyard shed and repeatedly struck him. Surgeons who operated on the tot would not discuss the operation, but Sydney plastic surgeon Norman Olbourne, said limb reattachment was one of the most complex. "It would be up there in the A grade of complexity," Dr Olbourne said. Surgeons have about four hours to reattach amputated limbs before the limb starts to die. Neighbours were shocked at the attack's severity. One said another woman in the house wrestled the axe from the woman and phoned police. It is believed there were two children aged 10 and 12, and a teen in the house at the time of the attack. The neighbour said he could not hear the baby's screams over the banging of the axe. "It's a tragic occurrence no one could expect," he said. "He had been crying and all day they had been trying to soothe him . . . "I couldn't hear the baby screaming. All I heard was the banging." Paramedics and police who attended the scene were shocked. New father Acting Sgt Andrew Huntington from Box Hill police, said the incident upset him. "I have an 11-week-old baby myself and this was a bizarre scene to go to," Sgt Huntington said. "You just have to go there and do your job." A psychiatric team assessed the woman at Box Hill Hospital. Police have yet to interview her. A Department of Human Services spokeswoman said the child was now under its care. A Children's Court order was taken out to protect the child's identity. The DHS did not run the care house. source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rental Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 ah, yet another reason why i shouldnt be a mother. too bad ones already on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 oh well. too late now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough Love Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 ive been recomending this method of child rearing for ages cut limbs off every time they cry eventually they'll get the message and realize the more they cry, the less limbs theyr left with in case your an inbred moron, im joking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Pretty impressive that surgery began an hour after the severing. well done probably a drug addled schizophrenic bitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 *death penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POIESIS Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 whoa..what a great start to life on planet earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosoner Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 now i know exatcly what to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBOCAPSLOK Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 THATS MELBOURNE FOR YA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolinmasta Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Melbourne's actually pretty damn safe, you can get trashrd and lost in the city by yourself and not have worry about punks tryin to roll ya for shit, people usually help you out too man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 word, melbourne is chill as fuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 melbourne is chill as hell, but mental health is at an all time low. remember a couple months back that other woman in balwyn that suffocated all her kids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 nah, I think I remember some junkie stealing a baby though. (baby was relocated) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thought Wrong Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 This is some of the most fucked up things Ive ever heard. That shit is just not comprehendable. Originally posted by WhiteOx@Nov 9 2005, 12:35 AM nah, I think I remember some junkie stealing a baby though. (baby was relocated) Quoted post So the junkie stole the baby and claimed it as Baby Relocation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 yo, you just redefined my perceptions about reality in one fell swoop. FUCK OFF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 why didn't she just duct tape its mouth? moreover, why doesn't every parent of crying children bust out the tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultural me Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rental Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Originally posted by ARCEL@Nov 9 2005, 10:11 PM why didn't she just duct tape its mouth? moreover, why doesn't every parent of crying children bust out the tape Quoted post see, i think the idea behind parenthood is to try and inflict as much pain on the kid as they caused you. those'll be my guidelines anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neskoner Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 some people shouldnt be able to breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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