Police in Connecticut say a city man bit off his cousin's ear lobe and swallowed it during a fight over loud music.
Officers in Stamford charged 27-year-old Emilio Mendoza with first-degree assault and other crimes early Monday morning in connection with the attack on his cousin, 29-year-old Ruiz Clemente-Perez.
Clemente-Perez told police that he asked Mendoza to turn down his loud music because he had to work in the morning, but Mendoza started punching him in the head. During the brawl, Mendoza allegedly bit off part of Clemente-Perez's left ear and swallowed it.
Officers say Clemente-Perez was bleeding and missing part of his ear when they arrived. He also suffered a broken nose and fractured eye socket.
Mendoza is detained on $100,000 bail AOL News reported. It's unclear if he has a lawyer.
Twenty-seven-year-old Emilio Mendoza of Stamford who pleaded not guilty to the charges, was arraigned Wednesday in Stamford Superior Court and ordered held on $50,000 bail according to Huffington post.
Huff post also reported that Mendoza's cousin and roommate, 31-year-old Clemente Perez-Ruiz, also pleaded not guilty Wednesday to assault and disorderly conduct charges connected to the brawl. A good portion of his left ear was missing.
Stamford police, according to HUFF post, say the two men were intoxicated and started fighting after Perez-Ruiz asked Mendoza to turn down the music. Police say Mendoza admitted swallowing the ear lobe.
Mendoza's lawyer said he hadn't seen the police report detailing the allegations and declined to comment.
Culled from HUFF POST & AOL News
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