Woman awakens from coma; Identifies brother as her attacker

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man charged with trying to kill his sister, who recently awakened from a two-year coma and identified him as her attacker, has died. Authorities say Daniel J. Palmer III was pronounced dead Thursday (July 21, 2022) at a Charleston hospital. No cause of death was released. Palmer had been taken to the hospital Wednesday following an evaluation by jail medical staff. He was arrested July 15 on charges of attempted murder and malicious wounding of his sister. Wanda Palmer was in a coma in a nursing home for two years. When she awakened, she identified her brother as her attacker.