Two elderly Asian women injured in 'disgusting and horrific' stabbing in San Francisco
“Nothing more sickening than stabbing an 85-year-old woman while she waits for the bus. Horrific,” San Francisco District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney said.
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Joseph Guzman | May 5, 2021
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San Francisco police responded to a report of a double stabbing and found two Asian women in their 80s and 60s with several stab wounds Tuesday.
Police managed to arrest 54-year-old Patrick Thompson about two hours later on two charges of attempted murder.
Investigators are working to determine whether the attack was motivated by racial bias and if hate crime charges should be brought in the case.
A man is in custody for allegedly stabbing two elderly Asian women as they waited for a bus in downtown San Francisco Tuesday afternoon.
San Francisco police responded to a report of a double stabbing and found two Asian women in their 80s and 60s with several stab wounds.
The 85-year-old woman was initially treated for life-threatening injuries, but her medical status has been upgraded to non-life threatening. Both women remain hospitalized as of Wednesday.
Police managed to arrest 54-year-old Patrick Thompson about two hours later on two charges of attempted murder. Investigators are working to determine whether the attack was motivated by racial bias and if hate crime charges should be brought in the case.
“Disgusting and horrific attack on Market St this afternoon of two Asian seniors,” San Francisco District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney said on Twitter Tuesday.
“Nothing more sickening than stabbing an 85-year-old woman while she waits for the bus. Horrific,” he said.
Haney said both victims were out of surgery and in stable condition.
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