Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reported that her husband, Paul Pelosi, was treated for injuries sustained in a violent assault last week in which he was struck with a hammer and was discharged from the hospital on Thursday (local time, Friday NZT).
Paul is still receiving medical attention as he advances through a protracted healing process and convalescence, according to Pelosi. Now he is at home.
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Law enforcement officers who responded to the break-in witnessed Paul Pelosi being struck in the head with the hammer at least once, according to court documents. Officials said the assault was captured on the officers’ body cameras.
To Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Pelosi was brought.
The 911 operator who told police to go to the family’s home, first responders, and the whole hospital staff were all thanked by Speaker Pelosi’s husband for “their exceptional and caring life-saving treatment.”
The Pelosi family expressed gratitude for the lovely outpouring of support and prayers from all over the world.
A federal official claims that the Canadian man accused of breaking into their home and attacking Paul Pelosi should have been flagged by immigration officials and prevented from entering the US after exceeding his visa’s validity more than two decades earlier. This comes as the Canadian man was just released from the hospital.
According to a US official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the situation, David DePape, 42, legitimately entered the nation in 2000, left it, and came back a few times, notably in March 2008 at the San Ysidro border crossing in San Diego.
Most Canadians can enter the US as tourists without a visa and stay for up to six months.
The source claimed it was unclear why DePape was allowed access to the US after exceeding his visa limits in 2000.
When questioned about DePape’s admission into the country after breaking immigration law, the Department of Homeland Security did not answer right away. It admitted in a statement that on March 8, 2008, DePape was permitted entry into San Diego from Tijuana, but it made no mention of any additional entries.
DePape allegedly confronted Paul Pelosi on October 28 and wanted to know where the House Speaker was in the family’s Pacific Heights residence, according to San Francisco police. On Tuesday (local time), DePape entered a not guilty plea to the allegations against him and was ordered jailed without bail.
Adam Lipson, his public defender, expressed excitement about giving him a “vigorous legal defence.”
State prosecutors have accused DePape with attempted murder, burglary, and elder abuse.
Federal allegations against him also include attempting to kidnap a US official. Although the defendant won’t be present in court, his state case will continue tomorrow. There is no planned arraignment date for the federal charges.
Prosecutors described the incident in graphic detail in the state court document, claiming that Paul Pelosi, 82, was knocked out by the hammer strike and woke up in a pool of his own blood.
According to stepfather Gene DePape, DePape moved to California to be with a fiancée after growing up in Powell River, British Columbia. He claimed to have three kids from two different women. The suspect, according to Gene DePape, was a peaceful youngster who had lived with him in Canada up until the age of 14.
DePape’s ex-girlfriend, Bay Area nudist activist Oxane “Gypsy” Taub, told the San Francisco Chronicle she met DePape in Hawaii in 2000.
During their 15-year marriage, the couple raised two children while residing in Berkeley.
The number of immigrants who enter the US legitimately but overstay their visas has long been a challenge for US authorities, who estimate that around 40% of the population is in the nation illegally.
Despite the challenges, the US official said DePape’s overstay should have been noted in immigration records, which, in theory, should have prevented authorities from admitting him..
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