Woman 1 ... Raccoon 0

When a five year old boy was attacked as he walked through woods in Connecticut, a friend of his mother's wasted no time in leaping to the rescue and killing the assailant - a rabid raccoon. I'm not quite sure how rabid raccoons act but I have a vivid mental image of roiling fur, gnashing teeth, and lightning fast unpredictable movement - and I'm well prepared to believe a local official who is quoted as saying "she is one tough lady".