IOGA-NICETOWN - May 17, 2006 - A Philadelphia man is recovering from an attack, allegedly at the hands of his wife. The assault on his private parts has become public knowledge. In an interview with Action News after his release from, the 52-year-old victim spoke of his terrifying ordeal.
The 52-year-old Tioga-Nicetown man, who we are identifying only by his first name of Howard, arrived home late Wednesday, hours after his wife allegedly tore off two parts of his genitalia with her bare hands. Surgeons at Einstein successfully managed to repair the damage.Howard/Tioga-Nicetown: "Doctors did a beautiful job in E.R. and the paramedics did a wonderful job, they only took 4 minutes to get here."Howard says his 40-year-old wife Monica, who he says is bi-polar, somehow conceived the notion that he was cheating on her. So while he was asleep last night, she attacked him.Police outside the home in Tioga-Nicetown following the domestic incident early Tuesday morning. Howard: "I mean she just grabbed me all down there and yanking and yanking and tearing me up with those fingernails."Police and paramedics rushed to the man’s row home in the 3800 block of Pulaski where they found him bleeding profusely. He was rushed to Einstein where doctors first labeled his condition critical. He was later upgraded to stable after having reattachment surgery and a few doses of morphine. Howard still cannot believe his wife of 11 years would allegedly do this him.**Howard: **"I can see doing something like that to a rapist, or mugger but not a husband, not something like…"Dann: “She thought that you were cheating on her?”**Howard: **"I wasn’t cheating on nobody, I’m home in bed at 8’ 0 clock every night, I mean I’m not out there messing around."Brian Lawson/neighbor: “I mean men cringing when they hear the story, I mean uh, I’m just cringing thinking about it.”**Antoinette Fortune/Neighbor: **“Who would wanna do something like that?”**Unidentified Neighbor: **"That’s kinda nasty. That’s drastic isn’t it? He’s lucky to be alive."Some neighbors say Howard’s had problems with his wife before and has thrown her out only to let her back in. They worry what’ll happen next.Dann Cuellar: “Howard, you’re not gonna let her back in here are you?”**Howard: **"Oh no, no, no. She’s in jail where she belongs."At one point, Howard’s wife Monica was facing attempted murder charges but now, the D.A.'s office has asked that a psychiatric evaluation be performed before any charges are filed.
I feel for the poor man that has suffered. But when you are dealing with “sick” people, you should not treat them as you would someone that is in control of their actions.
I am not an expert on bi-polar disorder, however, I do know that folks that suffer from this condition need to be medicated and monitored.
If only such examples could stop that behaviour.
Look at the above response. He can’t see beyond the “sympathy pain” that he’s feeling so how can anything further be learned?
Well Shoor, article said she WAS bipolar, so it wasnt just ur ordinary woman thinkin her man is cheatin.. BUT gosh-damnit, if a guy cut outall my genitalia I’d kill him wit my bare hands bipolar, not bipolar
Nobody has defended her at all.
Please point out one line in her defense.
Nobody is condoning her behaviour.
I have suggested that she needs help.
I would have suggested the same thing for a man if he was involved in a similar case where the victim was a woman.
You seem to have issues that span well beyond the sympathy pain you are cringing about.
Who are the few women that are not “biatches”?
Lemme guess…your mother, sister and wife or wife-to-be. Right?
see bio-polar or not, think about the man and his ordeal, you get a life once and some things are not easily replaceable, right now i can…feel for the man?
why are you … aaaaaaaaaa 
sara not yo. :faints: