On tuesday morning around 1 AM, the 29-year old Holyoke woman parked her car at Chestnut and Franklin streets and as soon as she got out she encountered a man in a black-hooded sweatshirt.
The man threatened her with a syringe and told her to give him all the money she had. Upon his demand, she emptied her pockets and handed over $3 to him. Unsatisfied by this small amount, he asked her once again to give him all the money she had.
Upon hearing this, the man moved forward to stab her with the syringe and while she tried to avoid it, she got stabbed twice in the hand. He then told her that he had HIV AIDS.
The woman then activated an emergency alarm on her car, upon which the man fled away. She was then taken to the hospital where her tests are being taken and preparations are being made to counter the infectious disease she might have taken from the syringe stabbed into her hand.
The man was described as white, approximately 5′ 8″ and no facial hair. The investigation is still under process and there are several suspects.
Well, where is the wold heading? Now that the do not have guns and bullets, will the robbers threaten us with contagious and dangerous diseases that they have? Or is it just an advanced form of robery?


