{"id":1795182,"date":"2023-01-04T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T20:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795182"},"modified":"2023-01-04T15:34:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T20:34:12","slug":"78-year-old-mans-skull-exposed-after-suspect-allegedly-chewed-off-ear-portion-of-face-at-train-station-in-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/78-year-old-mans-skull-exposed-after-suspect-allegedly-chewed-off-ear-portion-of-face-at-train-station-in-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"78-Year-Old Man\u2019s Skull Exposed After Suspect Allegedly Chewed Off Ear, Portion Of Face At Train Station In Oregon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F78-year-old-mans-skull-exposed-after-suspect-allegedly-chewed-off-ear-portion-of-face-at-train-station-in-oregon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795182&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>A portion of a 78-year-old man\u2019s skull was exposed after a suspect allegedly chewed off the elderly victim\u2019s ear and part of his face during a fight early Tuesday morning on a light-rail train platform in the area of Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>Local media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/news\/crime\/police-elderly-mans-ear-bitten-off-during-attack-on-max-platform\/\">reported<\/a> The suspect was identified by authorities as Koryn Kraemer, 25, who initially claimed to be himself \u201cEl Baker\u201d He was taken into Multnomah County Jail by police on suspicion of second-degree assault. Authorities said Kraemer was a recent migrant from Georgia to the Portland area.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged attacker \u201chad chewed off the victim\u2019s ear and part of his face,\u201d Policing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kptv.com\/2023\/01\/03\/elderly-man-injured-after-being-attacked-max-platform-gresham\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe injury was so severe that responders could see the victim\u2019s skull.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said that the attack occurred on a MAX platform at Cleveland Station in Gresham, Oregon shortly after 2 AM Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, police received a call from witnesses claiming they saw blood on ground. Officers arrived to find Kraemer allegedly mounting on the victim and pulling him off the ground.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, they were investigating whether the suspect had ever used drugs prior to the attack. Local media reported that Kraemer admitted to having consumed alcohol, fentanyl and marijuana before attacking the man.<\/p>\n<p>This attack has only raised safety concerns for train passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Jayden Adach, local train passenger, shared his story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/news\/crime\/police-elderly-mans-ear-bitten-off-during-attack-on-max-platform\/\">local media<\/a>\u00a0That security measures could be improved \u201cto make sure things like that don\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should have patrol at least once an hour,\u201d Adach said. \u201cIt\u2019s very rare to see that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard Landers, another rider, stated that trains require a \u201cfew\u201d More transit police are needed to patrol cars and tell \u201cpeople to behave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s all they have to do is behave,\u201d Landers said.<\/p>\n<p>This happened less than a week following an incident in which a 32-year old homeless woman allegedly shoved her 3-year-old daughter face-first onto a platform platform. Witnesses then quickly rescued the child from the tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Local officials sought to find out what they could do after the incident to make the platforms safer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s upsetting to learn that someone was hurt by another person at the Cleveland Ave MAX Station early this morning,\u201d a representative for TriMet, the state\u2019s mass transit authority, said in a statement. \u201cWhat happens in the community will, at times, happen on or near the transit system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Multnomah County Sheriff\u2019s Office called both incidents \u201cdisturbing\u201d We have had a discussion about how to make public transit users in the area feel safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two recent, isolated crimes are extremely disturbing,\u201d A spokesperson confirmed that authorities would also add two full time deputies to the force and increase operations hours in order to perform public safety mission at TriMet Transit Centers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A portion of a 78-year-old man\u2019s skull was exposed after a suspect allegedly chewed off the elderly victim\u2019s ear and part of his face during a fight early Tuesday morning on a light-rail train platform in the area of Portland, Oregon. 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