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A Texas woman is recovering from significant injuries after she said she was violently attacked by a group of women over the weekend.
According to the victim, the assault may have been connected to support for Karmelo Anthony.
In a graphic post shared on social media, the woman said she and a friend were walking back to her car after going out “for drinks” when a group of strangers approached them.
Texas police confirmed to News Agency that a woman was assaulted by a group of people who allegedly chanted “Free Karmelo” during what authorities described as a random attack. (Facebook / Meta)
The incident took place in Longview, Texas, during the weekend, officials said.
The victim wrote that while she was being attacked, the group was yelling “Free Karmelo” and saying they planned to target “the smallest white girl they could find.”
Police in Longview, Texas, arrested one suspect in connection with the alleged attack, during which a group reportedly chanted “Free Karmelo” in reference to the high-profile Karmelo Anthony case. (Facebook/Meta)
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Anthony was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison after he stabbed and killed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet. The verdict has sparked intense debate.
On Monday, a group of civil rights and criminal defense attorneys announced they were going to join Anthony’s fight to appeal his conviction.
He has a new legal team that includes Ben Crump’s law firm.
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The Longview victim said the attack was unprovoked. She also wrote in the post she “never said a word to these girls,” she “never looked at them” and indicated she did not know them prior to the attack.
News Agency has confirmed with police that a woman was brutally beaten and is pressing charges after a group of strangers assaulted her in an unprovoked attack while reportedly chanting “Free Karmelo.” (Facebook/Meta)
In the same post, the victim wrote that the Anthony case has “nothing” to do with her yet the assault resulted in injuries including a black eye, staples in her head and significant bleeding.
News Agency spoke to the victim’s father, who said she is still very shaken up over the incident but that she feels it’s important for the public to “know what happened,” when referring to her public social post.
News Agency confirmed the Longview Police Department is investigating the attack and has arrested one suspect in connection to it. Police did not name the suspect.
The investigation is ongoing.
