Woman bites off bandit’s finger in attempted robbery

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April 5, 2026

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Investigations are now underway into reports that a woman bit off part of a bandit’s finger during an attack in El Socorro on Saturday afternoon.

Police said the 57-year-old woman was walking on the El Socorro Road at around 3.40 pm when a man approached her and tried to snatch her gold chain .

The woman grabbed the man’s hand and bit his finger hard enough that part of his fingernail and skin were severed.

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