Boardman man's ear bitten off by thief

BOARDMAN

A man trying to stop a car break-in needed more than 20 stitches after he was assaulted by a suspect.

Boardman Police Chief Jack Nichols said the injury, a partially severed and bleeding ear, was a result of an attempt to stop the break-in.

Joshua Dailey and Joseph Puntel saw a man breaking into Puntel’s vehicle early Sunday morning. Dailey confronted the suspect who bit a portion of his ear off.

Dailey was treated at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown for his injuries and the case is under investigation.