Woman Attacked By 6 Others Over Bad Karaoke

Upon reading this article I wonder if the attack were as much related to the LANGUAGE the woman sang as the quality of her voice. Generally speaking, as bad a Karaoke is, doing it in a language other the one spoken by the prevailing community is doubly un-endurable. Great mug shots, the defendants match each other very well with all the solid colors.

6 Women Attack Woman Over Karaoke Performance
www.knx1070.com  |  26 September 2009

STAMFORD, Conn. (CBS)  — Six women were arrested and charged with assault for allegedly attacking another woman due to her poor karaoke performance, according to officials at the Stamford Police Department.

The suspects, ranging in age from 19-20, were arrested Sept. 23 after fleeing Bobby Valentine’s Sports Gallery Cafe in Stamford, Connecticut, where they are said to have attacked the woman.

The alleged victim, 25-year-old Leidy Alcantara, was singing “A Dios Le Pido” by Colombian singer Juanes when the suspects started accosting her.
“I was singing the song in Spanish, and some girl said I was very annoying,” Alcantara told the New York Daily News.

The victim shot back something to the effect of, ‘If you don’t like it, you can leave,’ which the girls took exception to, Stamford police spokesman Lt. Sean Cooney told the Stamford Times.

The altercation occurred after the exchange of comments, according to Cooney.

The women punched, kicked and pulled Alcantra’s hair, according to police.

Alcantara’s husband and a bartender and customers at Bobby Valentine’s Sports Gallery Cafe pulled off the women and called police.

The six women then left the bar and were later identified by eyewitnesses, according to police.

Alcantara, a Port Chester, New York resident, suffered a chip tooth and numerous bruises, police said. She was treated at Stamford Hospital.

The six women were charged with assault, conspiracy to commit assault and breach of peace. They were released on $5000 bonds and are scheduled to face a judge on Oct. 5.

Alcantara says it was her first time doing karaoke, according to the Daily News. ‘I’m a shy person,” she told the paper.

The Stamford Times identifies the six women as: Kiana Strickland, 20; Martisa Chambers, 19; Danielle Swanson, 19; Deja Hines, 19; Michelle Rosedom, 19; and Chaniel McRae, 20.

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