Rural McDonald’s doubles as relay point for stabbing victim

One of the reasons people gravitate to rural areas is that they think they will be safer. But a downside of country living is the fact that ambulances take longer to reach people with potentially lethal stab wounds.

Donald Shane Sperling stabbed his live-in girlfriend nine times on the front lawn of a house in Hollister, Missouri, which is near Branson. The woman went into the home, bleeding uncontrollably, and told her teenage son and his friends she had been “hit” by Sperling, according to prosecutors. The victim’s son and his friends put pressure on her wounds and called 911.