Update expected for victim in face-chewing attack

Autopsy results pending

Published On: Jun 12 2012 10:12:43 AM EDT   Updated On: Jun 12 2012 03:53:50 PM EDT
Rudy Eugene Face Eating Suspect, Ronald Poppo Face Eating Victim
MIAMI -

A homeless man who had his face mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack is still recovering at a Miami hospital.

Ronald Poppo's doctors are scheduled to give an update on his condition Tuesday afternoon.

Poppo has been hospitalized at Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center since he was attacked May 26 alongside a busy highway.  It's not clear what led Rudy Eugene to attack Poppo.

Emergency callers reported seeing a naked Eugene swinging from a light pole minutes before the attack. Surveillance video from a nearby building shows Eugene stripping Poppo and pummeling him before appearing to lie on top of him.

A police officer shot and killed Eugene. Autopsy results are still pending.

A doctor at the hospital, describing Poppo's progress, said Tuesday, "Before I left the room, he asked me if I'd be watching the game tonight, and he told me, 'Go Heat.'"

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