Blood from Ceiling Fan... American Woman's 'Horror Movie-Like Experience' After Upper Neighbor Man's Death

Funding underway to support Ana Cardenas. Photo by GoFundME capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] An incident experienced by a woman in Texas, USA, is causing shock.

On the 13th (local time), local media including the New York Post reported a horrific incident experienced by Ana Cardenas, who resides in El Paso, Texas.

Ms. Cardenas suddenly woke up around 4 a.m. while sleeping in her home after feeling something fall on her face. She witnessed blood being splattered inside the house through the ceiling fan. The blood dripping from the ceiling was so abundant that it soaked not only the room but also her clothes and hair.

Ms. Cardenas immediately reported her situation and requested that the area around the ceiling fan be checked. Local firefighters who responded to the call opened the door of the upstairs apartment and found a man lying dead on his bed. The police later determined that the blood had leaked downstairs from the man who had died of natural causes about 5 to 6 days earlier in the upstairs apartment.

In an interview with local media, she recalled, "I was deeply shocked," and expressed her feelings, saying, "I wished all of this wasn’t real and that I could wake up from a dream." She also revealed that she is demanding compensation from the apartment management office where she lived. It is known that she has discarded all her personal belongings such as clothes and beddings and is currently looking for a new home.

As Ms. Cardenas’s story, who is suffering from trauma, became known, some people started fundraising to help her. Netizens responded with comments such as, "Reality seems scarier than a horror movie," "Experiencing something like that would cause lifelong trauma," and "It’s a heartbreaking story for both the downstairs and upstairs residents."

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