Man charged with stabbing two Asian women
A guy who allegedly stabbed two elderly women without warning at a San Francisco bus stop was charged with attempted murder in an attack that follows several others against Asian Americans nationwide, authorities announced Thursday.
Patrick Thompson, 54, of San Francisco also was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse for Tuesday's attack, with sentencing enhancements for great bodily injury, great bodily injury on elders and personal use of a deadly weapon, the district attorney's office said in a statement. Thompson, who includes a history of mental illness, could face a potential life sentence if convicted. He was scheduled to be arraigned on the charges Friday. A note left for the San Francisco public defender's office seeking comment about the case wasn't immediately returned after hours Thursday.
A witness told KGO-TV that the person was carrying a huge knife with knuckles on the handle and unexpectedly attacked the women because they waited for a bus on Market Street."The knife punctured one victim's lungs, requiring comprehensive surgery," the district attorney's office said. "A knife had to be removed from another victim at a healthcare facility."
Authorities initially said the ladies were 65 and 84 years old and didn't immediately identify them. But a member of family said the elder victim was 85-year-old Chui Fong Eng.Victoria Eng said her grandmother was stabbed in the proper arm and the blade entered her chest. She underwent successful surgery.
