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    "According to reports in China Press and Sin Chew Daily, the 30-year-old woman was performing oral sex on her boss in a car in a Singapore park, when the car was struck by a reversing van." (Woman bites lover's penis off in car crash | Metro.co.uk)

    I think there should be no comma after "park." What do you think?

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    I agree. Unfortunately, news agencies have cut their staff significantly in recent years in an attempt to save money, so a lot of material doesn't get properly copy-edited before publication.
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    The parties involved were probably not too concerned about the superfluous comma.
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    Default Re: Comma

    I love one line from the report: The investigator said he's never seen an incident like it before.

    I rather doubt that any of us has.
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