Paul Pelosi returned home Thursday after being discharged from the hospital, the same San Francisco residence where he was attacked by a hammer-wielding man and fractured his skull six days earlier.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 82-year-old husband was brought in after David DePape broke into his San Francisco home with a hammer and beat him.
“The Pelosi family is grateful for the beautiful outpouring of love, support and prayers from around the world,” Pelosi’s office said in a statement.
“Paul is grateful to the emergency health services worker, rescuers, trauma care team, intensive care staff and all ZSFGH medical staff for the excellent and life-saving compassionate treatment they received after the violent aggression in our home “, reads the statement. “Paul remains under the care of the doctors as he continues to progress through a long process of healing and convalescence. Now he is at home surrounded by his family asking for privacy.
Doctors operated on Pelosi, a successful investor, to heal a fractured skull he suffered while struggling with his attacker.
Secret Service agents were photographed outside the home of US President Nancy Pelosi on Thursday after her husband Paul Pelosi was discharged from the hospital and returned home six days after a migrant’s “hammer attack”. illegal
House Speaker Nancy’s 82-year-old husband was brought in after David DePape broke into his San Francisco gavel and beat him
“The Pelosi family is grateful for the beautiful outpouring of love, support and prayers from around the world,” Pelosi’s office said in a statement.
Paul Pelosi was discharged from hospital six days after sustaining a skull fracture when attacked by a hammer, according to multiple reports
Police said they arrived at Pelosi’s home around 2am on Friday to find Pelosi and DePape both in possession of a hammer.
They say DePape pulled it out and used it to hit Pelosi in the head, knocking out Pelosi. The president’s office said that after the attack, Pelosi should make a full recovery.
Police at the United States Capitol said Thursday that they are conducting an investigation into security procedures for the group of lawmakers receiving some form of protection. The president herself has a 24-hour security guard who travels with her.
Immigration officials confirmed Thursday morning that Canadian DePape, who is in custody, illegally entered the United States across the Mexican border in 2008.
CNN reported that Pelosi is resting at home, recovering from injuries to his head, arms and hands.
Pelosi’s office announced after the attack that Mr. Pelosi was admitted to Zuckerberg General Hospital in San Francisco, where he “was successfully operated on to repair a fractured skull and severe injuries to his right arm and hands.” His doctors expect a complete recovery.
DePape, 42, was wearing ties with him when he broke into the home of Paul and President Nancy Pelosi in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, shouting “Where’s Nancy” – the same phrase used by the Capitol rioters on January 6. .
DePape was formally charged with attempted murder in a San Francisco court on Tuesday afternoon. He pleaded not guilty to charges against him, including assault, attempted murder and attempted kidnapping.
Daid DePape is accused of breaking into Pelosi’s home and attacking him with a hammer
David Wayne DePape, 42, accused of breaking into the San Francisco home of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and hitting her husband in the head with a hammer, sits next to his public defender Adam Lipson and the prosecutor. Phoebe Maffei before Judge Diane Northway at the Criminal Court. courts of san francisco
Capitol police were able to view footage from security cameras prior to the incident, which occurred while the speaker was absent
The assault took place after 2 am in the Pacific Heights neighborhood
DePape wore an orange sweatshirt and sweatpants provided by the prison for the brief hearing and had his right arm tied in a sling, which was believed to be the result of the morning fight with Pelosi.
Her shoulder-length hair was visibly gray and looked disheveled and greasy.
The 42-year-old spoke once during a 15-minute appearance before Judge Diane Northway, responding with a quick “yes” when asked if she had spelled her name correctly.
DePape faces six counts in total – which include burglary at a residence, false detention of an elder, and assault with a deadly weapon – and pleaded not guilty to all six counts via his attorney, the public defender. Adam Lipson.
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden linked DePape to MAGA deniers and warned against “power-hungry dark forces,” thereby attracting attacks from elected Republicans. DePape’s online path shows links to a number of conspiracy theories, as well as allegations of anti-Semitism and election fraud.
Her longtime partner said in a prison interview that DePape had been “mentally ill for a long time” and had paranoid delusions.
Oxane ‘Gypsy’ Taub, 53, convicted in 2021 for attempting to kidnap a 14-year-old boy, is also a longtime nudist activist. He says that in his two decades with DePape he has seen him transform after missing for more than a year.
“He is back in bad condition. He thought he was Jesus. He was constantly paranoid, thinking people were looking for him, ”Taub told the Bay Area ABC 7 branch.
‘He is mentally ill. He’s been mentally ill for a long time, “she said from the California Women’s Facility in Corona, California, where he is serving his sentence. The two previously lived together in Berkeley.
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