Subway Samaritan.Dawn M. Malcolm, 30, of Brooklyn, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , was sitting in a subway car on July 14, 1999 when a stranger approached her and, without provocation Conduct by which one induces another to do a particular deed; the act of inducing rage, anger, or resentment in another person that may cause that person to engage in an illegal act. , slashed one of her hands with a knife. Patrick Ramnauth, 50, a maintenance supervisor, was sitting nearby. He quickly intervened, placing his hard hat between the assailant and Malcolm as the man struck again. The blade was deflected de·flect intr. & tr.v. de·flect·ed, de·flect·ing, de·flects To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate. [Latin d by the hat, after which the man turned on Ramnauth, stabbing him repeatedly as they fought. Malcolm ran to the next car and alerted Ramnauth's coworkers, who were able to restrain the attacker, then attend to their seriously injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. colleague. Malcolm was treated at a local hospital for relatively minor cuts and released. Ramnauth, however, underwent surgery and was hospitalized 19 days for the multiple stab wounds he received. In June of this year he was awarded a Carnegie Medal, given by the Carnegie Hero Fund The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, also known as Carnegie Hero Fund, was established to recognize persons who perform extraordinary acts of heroism in civilian life in the United States and Canada, and to provide financial assistance for those disabled and the dependents of Commission to those who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. |
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