An attack on the husband of Nancy Pelosi, the US Speaker of the House of Representatives, has fuelled fears of a new wave of political violence just over a week before America’s critical midterm elections that will decide the balance of power in Congress.
Paul Pelosi, 82, underwent surgery for a fractured skull and other serious injuries on Friday night after an intruder wielding a hammer broke into the couple’s San Francisco home, shouting: “Where is Nancy?”
Police who arrived at the scene found the victim and a suspect, named as David DePape, 42, wrestling for the hammer. DePape tore the weapon away from Pelosi and struck him with it before he was tackled by officers. He is now in custody, charged with attempted murder,
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