Panic gripped among the passengers present at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in US’ Texas on March 14 after a woman stripped naked and then allegedly attacked several people. A video of the episode has now gone viral on the Internet.
The woman, identified as Samantha Palma, reportedly suffered a “manic episode” as she stabbed at least two people with a pencil and bit a restaurant manager trying to control her, reported TMZ.
As per the report, Palma allegedly stabbed the manager in the head and face with his own pencil when he intervened. She then reportedly bit the person on his forearm.
A video shows her creating a ruckus at the airport. In the video, the woman could be seen breaking a plasma screen at the airport. She could also be seen throwing water at some people and running around the airport naked.
Woman strips n*ked and storms through Dallas Fort Worth Airport in a huge public meltdown
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The woman shrieked and sprinted down the concourse, leaving the frame, while no authorities were seen intervening
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She even reportedly abused a passenger who offered her a coat after seeing her naked. Cops found her hiding behind an emergency door at Gate D1 of Terminal D. As per the report, there was blood reportedly of others on the woman’s body.
The police detained and handcuffed her. She told cops she “wanted to be with the flowers” and was “in a forest”, reported TMZ. As per the report, she also identified herself as several Disney princesses such as Ariel and Pocahontas. Palma even called herself “Venus”.
At the time of the incident, she was reportedly travelling with her eight-year-old daughter. Palma was charged with aggravated assault using a deadly weapon. In police custody, Palma accepted that she missed her medication that day.
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