VITAMEDIAS
Good photo, but readers didn't see it: Even though they willingly gave their names, thereby indicating permission to use the photo, the woman and her son had second thoughts. They sent a message through the police asking -- no, pleading -- that the photo not be used. The son explained that his mother feared for her safety and that a photo, combined with the angst of the attack, would be too stressful.
Could the paper still have used the photo, even without permission? Yes. Privacy protection was lost because the woman and her son were in the public domain; they were visible from the street.
Was this the best photo of the day? No question.
Still, you didn't see it.