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U.S. volleyball coach's relative stabbed to death in Beijing

Sunday, 10th August 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

Todd Bachman, father-in-law of a U.S. Olympic volleyball coach, was stabbed to death in Beijing Saturday. His wife Barbara was also stabbed and is in the hospital with injuries described in a statement from the IOC as "serious and life-threatening." The couple's Chinese tour guide, a Chinese woman, was also injured in the attack.

The assailant, a 47-year-old from Hangzhou, jumped to his death from the Drum Tower, the famous tourist site where the assault occurred.

The Bachmans' daughter, who was also present at the attack, is Elisabeth Bachman McCutcheon, wife of United States Olympic men's volleyball head coach Hugh McCutcheon.

Tags: Beijing Olympics, crime, Drum Tower, Elisabeth Bachman McCutcheon, Hugh McCutcheon, Todd Bachman, volleyball

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