AID ROLLS IN FOR SINGLETON VICTIM.Byline: Knight-Ridder Tribune News Wire Hundreds of donations have poured into a special fund for Mary Vincent, the woman raped and mutilated mu·ti·late tr.v. mu·ti·lat·ed, mu·ti·lat·ing, mu·ti·lates 1. To deprive of a limb or an essential part; cripple. 2. To disfigure by damaging irreparably: mutilate a statue. by in 1978 by Larry Singleton sin·gle·ton n. An offspring born alone. singleton Medtalk One baby. Cf Triplet, Twin. . Vincent, living in poverty in Washington, re-entered the public consciousness two weeks ago when Tampa, Fla., deputies arrested Singleton in the fatal stabbing stab v. stabbed, stab·bing, stabs v.tr. 1. To pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon. 2. To plunge (a pointed weapon or instrument) into something. 3. of a 31-year-old woman there. Since then, checks have flooded a special account for Vincent set up by her attorney, Mark E. Edwards. ``I've sent her some of the money to take care of her immediate needs,'' Edwards said Thursday. ``This is a whole new dimension of security in her otherwise bleak existence.'' An Oklahoma medical company has offered to replace Vincent's worn-out artificial forearms. Edwards said that as Vincent's lawyer he cannot say how much her fund has collected. Donations may be sent to Mary Vincent Fund, c/o Mark E. Edwards Trust Account, 1800 E. 17th St., Suite 101, Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , Calif., 92705-8604. A group of Rodeo rodeo (rō`dēō, rōdā`ō), public exhibition of the skill of cowboys in various activities. Events include riding broncos, riding steers, "bulldogging" steers, roping and tying steers and calves, the use of the lasso, and residents last week set up the Rodeo Mary Vincent Fund, P. O. Box 711, Rodeo, Calif. 94572. |
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