Anthrocon attendee attacked with sword at Pittsburgh’s Wyndham Grand HotelVictim was in town for the Anthrocon Convention
WTAE12:09 PM EDT Jul 5, 2024
A South Carolina man is charged with aggravated assault after allegedly attacking a transgender woman with a sword at Pittsburgh’s Wyndham Grand Hotel.
Police said the incident happened a little after 1 a.m. on Thursday.
Investigators said police got a call for a person in a hallway bleeding and screaming for help.
Responding officers later found the victim in the lobby and blood on the floor and walls of the fifth floor. ...
These idiot "furry" pervs come to Pittsburgh every year. Some people think they're oh so cute, but most of them are pervs. That this attacker yelled something vaguely Muslim is just icing on the cake.
Logan Ratick
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CBS News quoted victims as saying O’Leary “yelled something to the effect of ‘Allah does not approve,'” before swinging the sword.
And that’s why you likely won’t see it all over the news.
5:38 PM · Jul 5, 2024