Associated Press
Posted: 06/1/2012 09:26:03 AM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — Ronald Poppo, who was recently attacked by Rudy Eugene, and had his face horrifically eaten finally came to consciousness earlier this morning, however, with horrific results. With such significant damage to his face and massive blood loss, many doctors thought he wouldn’t survive, and if he did infections would become his biggest threat. So when he finally showed signs of consciousness, a young female intern - Hailey Jenkem, 24 - taking blood tried to help the man understand what had happened to him.

As quickly as this good news arrived, horrible news followed. As the intern tried to communicate with the man he became extremely restless and attacked the young girl, grabbing her hand and biting her arm. ” One minute he was completely unconscious. And it was so sudden. He just shot up in the bed and started biting me”. Other staff members quickly came to her aid and sedated the man. 

Doctor James K. Green, who has been working on Poppo’s case since the incident says it is likely he has suffered severe brain trama when Rudy Eugene attacked him, slamming his head into the pavement. The young intern was treated for her injuries and was back to work saying “You can’t let one little on the job injury stop you. I’m here to save lives.”