Attention Wal-Mart shoppers, please think twice before purchasing any items, particularly if you reside within the state of Georgia. At least two people were jabbed by syringes found in clothing at a Walmart store in Cartersville, Ga., over the past two weeks, authorities said. According to police reports, a 14-year-old girl was stuck by a syringe that was found inside the foot of a pair of pajamas on Nov. 22. The child’s mother said the pajamas were purchased at the Walmart store in Cartersville.
In a second report, shopper Patricia Headrick of Cartersville was stuck by a syringe while looking at a package of bras at the same Walmart store on Black Friday. She said she had opened the package and was stuck in her right ring finger. The store’s manager advised her to go to the Cartersville Medical Center where she was tested for AIDS and hepatitis.
Headrick said she was checking for her size when she stuck her hand into the box.
“I’m thinking in my mind, you hear all the horror stories about the drug stuff; you pass out, and people can rob you,” she said. “Everything started going through my mind. Whose arm was this in; whose body — was this a used needle; am I going to die based on this being in someone’s body? I’ve been on a rollercoaster all weekend.”
“It’s a waiting game right now,” she said. “I’m scared to death. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I’m shocked that someone can do this to someone. It’s mean. I don’t understand why someone would do this.”
According to Headrick, Walmart said they won’t pay for preventive treatment to prevent HIV. She said she has to take the medicine for the next seven days, and it’s $1,300.
Sgt. Rogers issued the following warning to shoppers:
“You naturally want to be careful putting your hands into places where you can’t see them…Anytime you buy clothing it’s always best to check it and make sure there’s nothing in there to hurt you.”
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