September 8, 200619 yr PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) -- A nurse returning from work discovered an intruder armed with a hammer in her home and strangled him with her bare hands, police said. Susan Kuhnhausen, 51, ran to a neighbor's house after the confrontation Wednesday night. Police found the body of Edward Dalton Haffey 59, a convicted felon with a long police record. Police said there was no obvious sign of forced entry at the house when Kuhnhausen, an emergency room nurse at Providence Portland Medical Center, got home from work shortly after 6 p.m. Under Oregon law people can use reasonable deadly force when defending themselves against an intruder or burglar in their homes. Kuhnhausen was treated and released for minor injuries at Providence. Haffey, about 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds, had convictions including conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, robbery, drug charges and possession of burglary tools. Neighbors said Kuhnhausen's size -- 5-foot-7 and 260 pounds -- may have given her an advantage. "Everyone that I've talked to says 'Hurray for Susan,' said neighbor Annie Warnock, who called 911. "You didn't need to calm her. She's an emergency room nurse. She's used to dealing with crisis."
September 9, 200619 yr If I reply to this thread, will it ruins Brian's rep as thread killer? Good for the nurse. You do what you have to do to keep yourself safe. I am glad it works out in her favor.
September 9, 200619 yr Good for her. If you break into someone's home, you're asking for consequence. If that means you have to be killed by someone who won't let you kill them, sorry.
September 9, 200619 yr Note to self..... Don't break into this ladies house... Good for her but most people who kill intruders normally do it with a weapon not strangling them... hopefully they don't come up with some lame ass reason to charge this woman.
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