Michigan woman charged with mayhem after allegedly biting off part of her sister’s nose
By APTuesday, January 19, 2010
Woman accused of biting off part of sister’s nose
NAPOLEON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Jonesville woman was charged with biting off part of her sister’s nose. Bobbie Smith was held in the Jackson County Jail on a $5,000 bond after her arraignment Tuesday on charges including mayhem and domestic violence. Napoleon Township Police Chief Michael Curry said the 27-year-old woman bit off “a significant portion” of Sandra Smith’s nose during a fight Sunday. Police recovered the detached piece.
Assistant Prosecutor Mark Blumer told the Jackson Citizen Patriot that photographs indicated one-third of Sandra Smith’s nose was bitten off. The 28-year-old woman was to meet with a plastic surgeon at University of Michigan Hospital.
Mayhem, defined in part under a 1931 Michigan law as mutilating another person’s nose, is a 10-year felony.
Jail records didn’t indicate if Bobbie Smith had a lawyer.
Information from: Jackson Citizen Patriot, www.mlive.com/jackson
