UPI en Español  |   UPI Asia  |   About UPI  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Man attacked while drinking alone in yard

|
 
Published: April 16, 2012 at 4:07 PM

BRADENTON, Fla., April 18 (UPI) -- Florida police said a man with a 2-inch wound on his forehead told them he was struck by someone wielding a blunt object while drinking alone in his yard.

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said the 31-year-old man told deputies he was drinking alone in his back yard around 4 a.m. Monday when someone attacked him from behind, the Bradenton (Fla.) Herald reported Monday.

The victim said he turned around and was struck in the head with a blunt object, which left a 2-inch gash requiring stitches.

The attacker searched the man's pockets for money but ended up leaving empty-handed, investigators said.

Recommended Stories
© 2012 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
'Star Trek Into Darkness' screening NBC upfronts Met Ball 2013
'Great Gatsby' premieres in New York Spire raised on top of One WTC 2013: Celebrity break ups and divorces
Additional Odd News Stories
Your Daily Horoscope
The almanac
1 of 18
Greek PM Antonis vists Beijing
View Caption
Greek national flags fly over Tiananmen Square during Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras state visit to Beijing on May 16, 2013. Samaras is in China seeking investment and trade deals to help revive his country's recession-battered economy. UPI/Stephen Shaver
fark
Cats with lion hats on their heads are all the Internet rage for this week's Caturday
North Korea launches three missiles into the Sea of Japan, declares victory over water
Gay rights march in Georgia turns violent after priests lead mob against protesters
Twenty-one reasons why Ira Glass is the most perfect man alive
People give the craziest excuses just to stay home from work, but a study of 1,000 workers and 1,000...
It's a good idea not to get embalmed. Ya know... just in case you want to wake up in the middle...