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Mephisto2 · 10-28-2004, 07:23 PM

Have a read of this...

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Boy's chilling emergency call
October 29, 2004 - 12:29PM

A seriously wounded eight-year-old calmly described his father's deadly knife rampage during a call to US emergency services.

"My daddy killed me with a knife and I'm gone," the boy told a dispatcher in Tacoma, on the US West Coast.

"Can you please send the Army men or the ambulance?"

The softly-spoken child gave a wrong address and then hung up. But a second dispatcher called back, keeping him on the line while a frantic search began.

Authorities released the remarkable tape of Anthony Sukto's calm courage during the October 22 ordeal, and the frantic efforts to find him.

"What's going on there?" asked dispatcher Kristine Woodrow.

"My daddy killed me with a butcher knife," Anthony said.

"How did that happen if you are talking to me?" Woodrow asked.

"Because," Anthony answered. "I don't know what happened, but something. He grabbed knives. I woke up.

"My dad, he was killing my mom and then my, my, my dad told me to go onto the other bed and then he's like, 'You're next,' and then he killed me. I'm still alive. I kind of survived."

Woodrow said she wasn't sure that what she was hearing was for real.

"He was extremely calm," she recalled.

"It wasn't a typical response from someone who had just witnessed what he witnessed or had just been attacked."

Woodrow said while police and firefighters tried to find where Anthony was calling from, she tried to keep him on the phone.

"Are you bleeding, Anthony?" she asked. "Uh huh," he answered.

"Where are you bleeding from?" she asked. "From my stomach," he said.

"Are you there by yourself?" Woodrow asked. "No. My mom is already dead and I am the only survivor," he said.

Authorities found the home minutes later when the child's father, Tony Sukto, 36, flagged down a fire engine. Sukto has been charged with the murder of his wife, Pranee, 39, and attempted murder of his son. He has pleaded innocent.

Anthony underwent surgery for lacerations to his liver and is recovering.

Woodrow said she wants to visit the little boy. "I want to tell him how amazing he is," she said. "I don't think he knows that."

© 2004 AP

Holy shit.

That kid is

a) a hardass
b) brave, cool minded, unbelievably level headed
c) gonna have some serious issues

I'm both disgusted by the story and amazed at his resilience. Way to go kid. Pity your father was such a dick.

Mr Mephisto

anleja · 10-28-2004, 07:25 PM

Wow, that sent chills up my spine.

I hope he ends up a b), but fear he will end up a c).

thefictionweliv · 10-28-2004, 07:34 PM

that would creep me out to hear that kid.

Church · 10-28-2004, 07:41 PM

Here's a link to the story

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...?oneclick=true

Amazing, wow. I vote for C) as well.

JStrider · 10-28-2004, 08:48 PM

man thats crazy...

i beltsanded my fingernail off when i was a kid and was way calm like that... guess its just the way some people react to that kind of thing...

Aborted · 10-29-2004, 05:38 AM

"Can you please send the Army men or the ambulance?"

That's the line that got me. Chilling stuff. I know I would have screamed and shouted and generally done myself no favours at all.

Averett · 10-29-2004, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Aborted

"Can you please send the Army men or the ambulance?"

That's the line that got me.

Me too. Instant chills. Poor little boy

portereight · 10-29-2004, 05:46 AM

He is already A and B. I am afraid he is almost certainly going to be C as well.
Pity you can't choose your parents.

lurkette · 10-29-2004, 05:52 AM

Sometimes people go into a sort of dissociative shock in reaction to trauma. Poor kid - hope he gets help and DOES NOT get returned to his father.

Redjake · 10-29-2004, 06:03 AM

that is so messed up. He could be scarred for life. Well, he is going to be scarred for life with the stab wound.......

but mentally, damn. I hope he can live with it. kind of like "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash where he got made fun of but it made him strong.

Except it would be "A Boy Stabbed By His Father."

Damn this version isn't nearly as funny

NoSoup · 10-29-2004, 07:21 AM

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"My daddy killed me with a butcher knife,"

Wow...

I can't even imagine

enderfax · 10-29-2004, 07:31 AM

Wow. He's going to need therapy. Lots, and lots, of therapy. I guarantee he had no idea what he was saying, or what was happening. He was in shock, and tranced out.

ratbastid · 10-29-2004, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by enderfax

He was in shock, and tranced out.

No question about it. He was totally out of his body when he made that call. That "army men or the ambulance" sounds more like a four year old than an eight year old. Mentally, he was on a whole other plane.

water_boy1999 · 10-29-2004, 09:04 AM

Man, that is a freaky story. I can see the "made for TV" version coming out soon, after he appears on Oprah, Maury, and every other TV show that wants to capitalize on his courage. Sad.

animosity · 10-29-2004, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ratbastid

No question about it. He was totally out of his body when he made that call. That "army men or the ambulance" sounds more like a four year old than an eight year old. Mentally, he was on a whole other plane.

I was thinking the same thing. This really sad. The poor kid lost his mother, his dad is insane & now he has to live with the memory of seeing his own mother brutally murdered.

all I have to say is... Good Luck kid.

goddfather40 · 10-29-2004, 06:16 PM

Nice to see the Dad pleaded innocent

. I would have to believe that he believes he's innocent by reason of insanity. None the less, it would be nice if the dad was erased from existence.

optik_nerve · 10-29-2004, 07:10 PM

It kinda sounds like something out of a weird "horror" movie or something.

That kid is definately pretty cool for keeping a cool head. I wouldv'e most definately been freaking out or something. That has to be really traumatizing in the future.

combatmedicjen · 10-30-2004, 08:05 AM

That kid is just amazing.

sadistikdreams · 10-30-2004, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JStrider

man thats crazy...

i beltsanded my fingernail off when i was a kid and was way calm like that... guess its just the way some people react to that kind of thing...

Shit, JS, I did that too. There was a trail of red dots from the shop room to the health office. I was really calm about it, oddly.

flamingpeach · 10-30-2004, 07:45 PM

This took place only an hour away from where I live.

How sad, that poor little boy.

Clark · 10-30-2004, 07:58 PM

I just heard the call on the news. The story wigged me out to read it but to hear the kids voice was just to much.

analog · 11-01-2004, 12:21 PM

another day in the human race...

alicat · 11-03-2004, 08:16 PM

Optik_nerve: I agree, I just bought a cheap as DVD of "Creepshow" that I haven't seen in 15 or so years. This report reminds me of the stories I (think) remember from that movie. So unbelievable you can't possibly think they're true (not that "Creepshow" is, you just think it's plausible), and yet they are. Just like our soldiers receive purple hearts, I think little tiny kids, who have no adult concept of what they're doing, and yet behave heroically, should receive the same. They don't do what they do because they expect something for it, they do it because it's what they think is the right (maybe moral) thing to do.

Ali

10-28-2004, 07:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Church Tilted F*ckhead Location: New Jersey	Here's a link to the story http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...?oneclick=true Amazing, wow. I vote for C) as well. __________________ Through counter-intelligence, it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble makers, and neutralize them.

10-28-2004, 08:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	man thats crazy... i beltsanded my fingernail off when i was a kid and was way calm like that... guess its just the way some people react to that kind of thing... __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

10-29-2004, 05:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
lurkette My future is coming on Moderator Emeritus Location: east of the sun and west of the moon	Sometimes people go into a sort of dissociative shock in reaction to trauma. Poor kid - hope he gets help and DOES NOT get returned to his father. __________________ "If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France

10-29-2004, 06:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	that is so messed up. He could be scarred for life. Well, he is going to be scarred for life with the stab wound....... but mentally, damn. I hope he can live with it. kind of like "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash where he got made fun of but it made him strong. Except it would be "A Boy Stabbed By His Father." Damn this version isn't nearly as funny __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

10-29-2004, 09:04 AM	#14 (permalink)
water_boy1999 Fly em straight! Location: Above and Beyond	Man, that is a freaky story. I can see the "made for TV" version coming out soon, after he appears on Oprah, Maury, and every other TV show that wants to capitalize on his courage. Sad. __________________ Doh!!!! -Homer Simpson

10-28-2004, 07:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
anleja disconnected Location: ignoreland	Wow, that sent chills up my spine. I hope he ends up a b), but fear he will end up a c).

10-28-2004, 07:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
thefictionweliv Insane	that would creep me out to hear that kid.

10-29-2004, 05:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
Aborted Tilted Location: London	"Can you please send the Army men or the ambulance?" That's the line that got me. Chilling stuff. I know I would have screamed and shouted and generally done myself no favours at all.

10-29-2004, 05:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
portereight Crazy	He is already A and B. I am afraid he is almost certainly going to be C as well. Pity you can't choose your parents.

10-29-2004, 07:31 AM	#12 (permalink)
enderfax Upright	Wow. He's going to need therapy. Lots, and lots, of therapy. I guarantee he had no idea what he was saying, or what was happening. He was in shock, and tranced out.

10-29-2004, 06:16 PM	#16 (permalink)
goddfather40 Llama Location: Cali-for-nye-a	Nice to see the Dad pleaded innocent . I would have to believe that he believes he's innocent by reason of insanity. None the less, it would be nice if the dad was erased from existence. __________________ My name is goddfather40 and I approved this message. I got ho's and I got bitches, In C++ I branch with switches -MC Plus+

10-29-2004, 07:10 PM	#17 (permalink)
optik_nerve Psycho Location: Florida	It kinda sounds like something out of a weird "horror" movie or something. That kid is definately pretty cool for keeping a cool head. I wouldv'e most definately been freaking out or something. That has to be really traumatizing in the future.

10-30-2004, 08:05 AM	#18 (permalink)
combatmedicjen Banned	That kid is just amazing.

10-30-2004, 07:45 PM	#20 (permalink)
flamingpeach hip mama Location: redmond, washington	This took place only an hour away from where I live. How sad, that poor little boy. __________________ I've eaten my veggies all my life so bring it on, I am educated and strong for the revolution.

10-30-2004, 07:58 PM	#21 (permalink)
Clark Crazy Location: Pittsburgh	I just heard the call on the news. The story wigged me out to read it but to hear the kids voice was just to much. __________________ Dyslexic please excuse the spelling.

11-01-2004, 12:21 PM	#22 (permalink)
analog Banned	another day in the human race...

11-03-2004, 08:16 PM	#23 (permalink)
alicat Baffled Location: West Michigan	Optik_nerve: I agree, I just bought a cheap as DVD of "Creepshow" that I haven't seen in 15 or so years. This report reminds me of the stories I (think) remember from that movie. So unbelievable you can't possibly think they're true (not that "Creepshow" is, you just think it's plausible), and yet they are. Just like our soldiers receive purple hearts, I think little tiny kids, who have no adult concept of what they're doing, and yet behave heroically, should receive the same. They don't do what they do because they expect something for it, they do it because it's what they think is the right (maybe moral) thing to do. Ali __________________ 'Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun, The frumious Bandersnatch!'--Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll "You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late."--Ralph Waldo Emerson