Rudy Eugene, 31, originally from Haiti, chewed lumps of flesh from Mr Poppo

Agent-x - May 30 2012, 4:58 PM

Rudy Eugene, 31, originally from Haiti, chewed lumps of flesh from Mr Poppo's face after stripping and beating him.

Revealed: Victim of 'Miami Cannibal' was star student at elite New York high school - as shocking new video shows he was STILL conscious during EIGHTEEN-minute attack

Rudy Eugene, 31, tore into victim's face with his teeth and growled
Police believe he may have taken 'bath salts,' a potent new drug
Images have been released of Ronald Poppo, 65, recovering in Miami hospital
75 per cent of victim's face chewed off in 'some of the most horrific injuries staff have ever encountered'
Was still conscious when he was stretchered off to hospital
Investigators trying to piece together last hours of Eugene's life

By Rachel Quigley

PUBLISHED: 15:13 GMT, 30 May 2012 | UPDATED: 20:18 GMT, 30 May 2012

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The homeless man whose face was eaten off by the 'Miami cannibal' during a horrific, 18-minute attack was a star student at a prestigious New York school before he became a down-and-out.

A yearbook picture of Ronald Poppo was obtained by the New York Daily News, who reported the victim was in the Latin Club and worked in the guidance office at Stuyvesant High School before he became homeless.

According to his long record of petty arrests, he spent the last four decades in Florida and nothing is yet known about how his tragic fall from grace from top student to a life on the streets.

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Injured: This undated booking mug made available by the Miami-Dade Police Dept. shows Ronald Poppo, the victim in a horrific face-chewing attack in Miami

Fall from grace: Ronald Poppo when he was a star student at Stuyvesant High School in New York, left, and as a down-and-out in Florida

It comes on the same day footage of the 65-year-old's dramatic rescue was released which shows he was still conscious and moving his arms after the attack, while Rudy Eugene's body lay next to him.

After paramedics tend to the victim's facial injuries, they carefully place him on a stretcher.

As they carry him from the walkway where the attack took place to the ambulance, he starts to wave his arms around and has to be strapped down.

The harrowing attack, which has shocked America, took place on Saturday afternoon on the MacArthur Causeway near Miami beach.

Rudy Eugene, 31, originally from Haiti, chewed lumps of flesh from Mr Poppo's face after stripping and beating him.

New footage of the almost 20-minute ordeal was released hours after the first picture emerged of the victim - as well as stomach-churning images of his horrific injuries.

The video shows that a number of cyclists and drivers passed by and did nothing to stop the brutal attack.

One driver slows down before driving off, though police say he then called 911.

To read full article and see all the pictures click on the following link
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-21522...

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