Stabbing Victim Had Ongoing Health Problems

Patrick Xavier Ward's sister was getting married in two weeks, and he was supposed to be in the wedding. Now his mother is hoping to bury him in the suit he would have worn, according to ABC2News.

Ward, who was blind, was . The arrested that night.

The Baltimore news station reported that Ward "had a lifetime of medical problems which eventually caused him to go blind."

His mother, Kathleen, told ABC2News that he had cataracts by the time he was 12, and eventually lost the ability to sense any light.

Ward was also close to finishing his education at , his mom told ABC2News.

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