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Ruthless ‘Pranksters’ Are Placing Sharp Blades On Shopping Cart Handles

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A prank is only hilarious if it is silly and is not intended to damage or cause any danger to someone.

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But this kind of a horrible prank that Kelly Boulay of East Windsor, Connecticut, recently experienced during her routine visit to Walmart is life-threatening.

Source: The Denver Post

As Kelly entered Walmart and grabbed the cart like a routine act, she felt something sharp and knife-like object on her fingers. On paying attention, she realized that her fingers got sliced with a sharp razor blade which was plunged into the cart handle by someone.

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While sharing this incident on her Facebook, she notified everyone to stay alert and cautioned while grabbing any cart at the Walmart as she became the victim of this very unsettling prank.

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Source: Fox News

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Sgt.point 4 | Matthew Carl of the East Windsor Police Department, handling the investigation of this incident, reported that this mischievous act was done by someone having dangerous intentions of hurting another person.point 181 | Further reported that the blade which was shoved into the cart handle was number 11, which is a surgical blade.point 273 |

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Source Fox 61

Even though, Kelly had a minor cut on her finger and went the hospital for timely treatment yet she couldn’t get off with the threat of holding a shopping cart next time so she went back to the Walmart to make sure that the store management took possible measures to get away with any further such occurrences.

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Source: Fox News

Walmart also took notice of this incident and released an official statement claiming to take the matter seriously and conducting regular security checks.

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Still, there is no sign of the culprit who tried to perform this awful prank but the best thing is to be watchful and keep alert in order to stay safe from such pranks.

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