78-Year-Old Man’s Skull Exposed After Suspect Allegedly Chewed Off Ear, Portion Of Face At Train Station In Oregon

A portion of a 78-year-old man’s skull was exposed after a suspect allegedly chewed off the elderly victim’s ear and part of his face during a fight early Tuesday morning on a light-rail train platform in the area of Portland, Oregon.

Local media reported The suspect was identified by authorities as Koryn Kraemer, 25, who initially claimed to be himself “El Baker” 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.

The alleged attacker “had chewed off the victim’s ear and part of his face,” Policing said. “The injury was so severe that responders could see the victim’s skull.”

Authorities said that the attack occurred on a MAX platform at Cleveland Station in Gresham, Oregon shortly after 2 AM Tuesday.

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.

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.

This attack has only raised safety concerns for train passengers.

Jayden Adach, local train passenger, shared his story local media That security measures could be improved “to make sure things like that don’t happen.”

“They should have patrol at least once an hour,” Adach said. “It’s very rare to see that.”

Richard Landers, another rider, stated that trains require a “few” More transit police are needed to patrol cars and tell “people to behave.”

“That’s all they have to do is behave,” Landers said.

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.

Local officials sought to find out what they could do after the incident to make the platforms safer.

“It’s upsetting to learn that someone was hurt by another person at the Cleveland Ave MAX Station early this morning,” a representative for TriMet, the state’s mass transit authority, said in a statement. “What happens in the community will, at times, happen on or near the transit system.”

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office called both incidents “disturbing” We have had a discussion about how to make public transit users in the area feel safe.

“The two recent, isolated crimes are extremely disturbing,” 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.

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