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Woman Sentenced For Punching Deaf Restaurant Patron
Women Fought About Deaf Woman's Companion Dog
POSTED: 2:47 pm EDT April 8, 2005
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. -- A woman who punched a deaf woman in the face in a dispute about a companion dog was sentenced Friday.
A judge sentenced 49-year-old Jeanne Shapiro to 270 days in jail, plus probation for punching Jean Costanza Sala.
Sala, 71, went into New York Italian Buffet restaurant in Tamarac accompanied by her companion dog in November 2003. The manager of the restaurant agreed to allow Sala's Sheltie to stay in the restaurant.
At that point, Jeanne Shapiro, 49, who was in the restaurant with her mother, became angry when the dog was allowed to stay, saying it made her "sick to her stomach."
An argument began between the two women, and continued as they went outside, according to witnesses.
Deputies said Sala was trying to explain to Shapiro that she relies on her dog because she is deaf, when suddenly Shapiro punched her in the mouth with a closed fist, splitting Sala's lip open.
In March, Shapiro was convicted of battery on a person over 65, a third-degree felony.
She could have faced up to five years in prison.
Women Fought About Deaf Woman's Companion Dog
POSTED: 2:47 pm EDT April 8, 2005
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. -- A woman who punched a deaf woman in the face in a dispute about a companion dog was sentenced Friday.
A judge sentenced 49-year-old Jeanne Shapiro to 270 days in jail, plus probation for punching Jean Costanza Sala.
Sala, 71, went into New York Italian Buffet restaurant in Tamarac accompanied by her companion dog in November 2003. The manager of the restaurant agreed to allow Sala's Sheltie to stay in the restaurant.
At that point, Jeanne Shapiro, 49, who was in the restaurant with her mother, became angry when the dog was allowed to stay, saying it made her "sick to her stomach."
An argument began between the two women, and continued as they went outside, according to witnesses.
Deputies said Sala was trying to explain to Shapiro that she relies on her dog because she is deaf, when suddenly Shapiro punched her in the mouth with a closed fist, splitting Sala's lip open.
In March, Shapiro was convicted of battery on a person over 65, a third-degree felony.
She could have faced up to five years in prison.

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