World Watch
 UNITED
STATES — A 16-year-old boy
was saved from death at the hands of his mother when the bullet she fired
at him was deflected by the Bible he was carrying. The episode took place
in North Fort Myers, Florida, in September. The woman, 39-year-old Leslie
Wallace, shot and killed her six-year-old son James at home and then drove
to her family’s church where she fired her shotgun at 16-year-old
Kenny as he stood outside the New Ministries church where he is a member
of the band. “The Bible certainly saved his life,” said a policeman
later. “Had his Bible not been in the way, he would have sustained
the brunt of the blast and could very well have died.” In the event,
he suffered minor scratches on his arm. Mrs Wallace then drove to a local
pizzeria where her 19-year-old son Gregory was working and threatened
the manager with her gun. The police kept the son on the phone and told
him not to leave the restaurant. When police later pulled her over in
her car she turned her gun on them and was injured when they returned
fire. She has been charged with murder and attempted murder. (Miami
Herald) (WR 364/WW1 - 11.01)
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