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There’s nothing new about family arguments around the holidays, but this year two Akron sisters took petty bickering to a whole new level, all because of apple fritters. Yes, you read that correctly. apple fritters.

Apparently, the two sisters were “play fighting” over the fried pastries on Christmas night when things got heated. One of the sisters, Tamara D. Delaney, pulled the hair of the other sister, Contisha Q. Hayes. Well, Hayes couldn’t let that offense stand, so she pulled out a knife and stabbed Delaney in the chest. Seems like a fair response. Merry Christmas, sister! 

Delaney was taken to Akron City Hospital around 11:30 p.m. for non life-threatening injuries, according to Ohio.com. Hayes was booked and charged with felonious assault.

Next year, dessert will not be served at the family celebration.


Cecily Rus joined Scene as a blogging intern in September 2013. She is a recent graduate of Colgate University, where she majored in English/Creative Writing. She has previously interned at Scene Magazine in Boston. Her interests include traveling, cheeseburgers and Game of Thrones. Cecily is a Lakewood native and an aspiring editor.

3 replies on “Christmas Day Fight Over Apple Fritters Sends One Sister to Hospital, Another to Jail”

  1. I never knew that the correct response to getting your hair pulled was to stab the other person with a knife. You learn something new every day, I guess.

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