Intruder Breaks into US House Speaker's Home, Husband Paul Pelosi Seriously Injured

A photo of David DePape (44) from December 2013, who was arrested for breaking into Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco residence on the 28th and wielding a blunt weapon. [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] Paul Pelosi (82), husband of Nancy Pelosi (82), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and third in the U.S. presidential line of succession, was seriously injured in an attack by an assailant. The assailant has been identified as 44-year-old David DePape, who is believed to have targeted Speaker Pelosi.

According to the British BBC broadcast on the 28th (local time), in the early morning, a man in his 40s armed with a blunt weapon broke into the Pelosi couple's residence located in an upscale neighborhood in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, USA.

When Paul encountered the assailant, he said he needed to use the bathroom briefly, then secretly called 911 on his smartphone. While keeping the call connected, he engaged the assailant in conversation to lure the police to the scene.

Bill Scott, Chief of the San Francisco Police Department, stated at a press briefing, "At around 2:27 a.m. that day, when officers entered the residence, the assailant was struggling with Paul, who had placed a blunt weapon between them, and was just about to snatch the weapon and swing it." He added, "Paul was struck at least once with the blunt weapon."

Paul suffered a fractured skull and severe injuries to his right arm and both hands. He was transported to a nearby general hospital and underwent surgery. Speaker Pelosi, who was in Washington DC at the time, flew to San Francisco immediately after the incident and is currently with her husband.

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