Prosecutors: Woman stabbed man over feet insult

[September 18, 2010]  EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Prosecutors in Washington state say an 18-year-old woman stabbed a 19-year-old man for teasing her that her feet smelled.

The Herald of Everett reported the man was found by police with a steak knife sticking out of his back, buried a few inches in. His lung had collapsed. Officials said he'll recover.

Charging papers said trouble started when Dallas Amber Smith was drinking and hanging out with friends and was challenged to do a back flip. When she took off her shoes to do the back flip, the teasing started.

Smith had no criminal history. She faces charges of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon.

Smith's attorney, Dave Allen of Seattle, declined to comment on the case Friday, saying he'd do that in court.

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Information from: The Daily Herald, http://www.heraldnet.com/

[Associated Press]

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