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Ear Bitten Off as Priests Fight for Parking Space

Father Thomas Byrne, 80, charged with grievous bodily harm

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 10, 2012 2:24 PM CST

(Newser) – What a scene to behold: Two retired Catholic priests fought so viciously over a parking spot that one allegedly bit off the other's ear, reports Australia's News Network. Father Thomas Byrne, 80, battled 81-year-old Father Thomas Joseph Smith in their building complex yesterday... Read full story »

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Ear Bitten Off as Priests Fight for Parking Space

Father Thomas Byrne, 80, charged with grievous bodily harm

Australia • fight • parking space • Catholic priest • strange stuff • ears • timeless news

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