- Flesh was ripped from top two-thirds of his face and is now covered with scabs
- Lost his nose in the attack
- Left eye gouged out
- Right eye severely damaged so could be blind
- Two ‘mysterious’ holes in his chest which may be from bullets shot by the officer who killed his attacker
- A brain injury similar to that sustained by someone in a car accident
- First images of Poppo since attack also released
- Nose is missing and face is covered with scabs
- May be blind after losing one eye in the attack and sustaining severe damage to the other
- But is walking and talking and asking for pizza
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Cannibal and Victim seconds after attack.
A graphic new image shows the grisly scene just moments after the Miami cannibal was shot dead by police as he chewed off a homeless man’s face.
It shows Rudy Eugene lying naked in a pool of blood next to his victim Ronald Poppo, who was attacked as he slept by a busy highway.
Poppo, whose head is drenched in blood, is naked below the waist after Eugene stripped off his trousers before pummeling him and climbing on top of him.
A photograph shown to reporters on Tuesday portrayed Poppo walking down a hospital hallway, supported by hospital staff on either side of him.
The man had his left eye removed but doctors are hoping to restore vision in his right eye, which was also severely damaged in the attack.
He’s pleased to report to all of you that he’s feeling well, he’s eating, he’s walking around with physical therapy, he’s talking with us,’ said Nicholas Namias, a University of Miami trauma surgeon.
A photo released by the hospital shows the upper two-thirds of Poppo’s face covered in scabs.
He’s missing his nose and both eye sockets were covered, one with gauze and one with what appeared to be a skin graft.
His grey beard was trimmed, leaving a moustache over his upper lip.
Doctors at the hospital said the homeless man also has holes in his chest that may be from bullets fired by the police officer who killed his attacker.
Nicholas Namias, head of trauma, and Popp’s physician, told the Miami Herald that Poppo had two ‘mysterious’ punctures in his chest.
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