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Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was Friday released from hospital following his recovery after he was brutally attacked with a hammer. On Friday October 28, David DePape allegedly entered the Speaker’s San Francisco home in California and held Paul Pelosi hostage for a while before repeatedly attacking him with a hammer.
Pelosi
suffered blunt force trauma to his head and body and was treated for a number
of injuries and bruising after the attacker smashed him with a hammer,
according to The Associated Press.
Paul Pelosi
was "admitted to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital where he
underwent successful surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to
his right arm and hands. His doctors expect a full recovery," according to
a spokesperson for Nancy Pelosi, the Washington Examiner reported.
He underwent
surgery to repair his skull after 42-year-old DePape struck him with a hammer,
leaving him with severe injuries including to his hand and arm.
In a
statement Thursday, Nancy Pelosi said her husband “remains under doctors’ care
as he continues to progress on a long recovery process and convalescence,”
according to The Hill.
“The Pelosi
family is thankful for the beautiful outpouring of love, support and prayers
from around the world. Paul is grateful to the 911 operator, emergency
responders, trauma care team, ICU staff, and the entire ZSFGH medical staff for
their excellent and compassionate life-saving treatment he received after the
violent assault in our home. Paul remains under doctors’ care as he continues
to progress on a long recovery process and convalescence. He is now home
surrounded by his family who request privacy,” the speaker said, according to
the Washington Examiner.
DePape
entered the speaker’s family home after he broke the glass at about 2:27 a.m.,
armed with a hammer and zip ties, the federal complaint revealed. He
immediately restrained Paul Pelosi when he discovered that Nancy Pelosi was not
at home. But Pelosi escaped and called the police after convincing him he
wanted to use the bathroom.
On Tuesday
DePape pleaded not guilty to all charges brought against him.
DePape is an illegal immigrant from Canada, according to an email sent by the Department of Homeland Security to the Washington Post.