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| Homeless man in coma after savage attack over claim he hit 10-year-old boy | Homeless man in coma after savage attack over claim he hit 10-year-old boy |
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| A homeless veteran is in a medically induced coma following a savage attack in a Philadelphia petrol station after a 10-year-old boy allegedly claimed he had been hit by him. | |
| Aleathea Gillard’s son reportedly told her the man struck him when he was trying to earn some money filling up people’s cars. | Aleathea Gillard’s son reportedly told her the man struck him when he was trying to earn some money filling up people’s cars. |
| She approached the owner of the petrol station who showed her video recordings from the day with nothing corroborating the son’s story. | She approached the owner of the petrol station who showed her video recordings from the day with nothing corroborating the son’s story. |
| She then allegedly drove with a car full of people to the petrol station and beat the homeless man unconscious using pepper spray, a hammer and a rocking chair leg. | She then allegedly drove with a car full of people to the petrol station and beat the homeless man unconscious using pepper spray, a hammer and a rocking chair leg. |
| The attackers, some of which are in their young teens, are seen to continue stamping on the man’s head and punching him in the face after he stops moving. | The attackers, some of which are in their young teens, are seen to continue stamping on the man’s head and punching him in the face after he stops moving. |
| While the assault is still going on, one member of the group is seen pulling the ten-year-old out of the car to show him how they had taken revenge. | While the assault is still going on, one member of the group is seen pulling the ten-year-old out of the car to show him how they had taken revenge. |
| Since the event police have been unable to find any evidence the son was hit. | Since the event police have been unable to find any evidence the son was hit. |
| Thirty-four-year-old Gillard and accomplice, Shareena Joachim, 24, have been arrested and charged with attempted murder. | Thirty-four-year-old Gillard and accomplice, Shareena Joachim, 24, have been arrested and charged with attempted murder. |
| Police have released footage of the attack and are looking for people to come forward with more information on the others in the video. | Police have released footage of the attack and are looking for people to come forward with more information on the others in the video. |