Hawthorne resident James O’Neill was attacked final Saturday whereas making an attempt to catch an Uber after a live performance on the KIA Discussion board.
KABC reviews the 36-year-old man attended a Janet Jackson live performance on the Discussion board. After the occasion, O’Neill claims he was strolling alone on Prairie Avenue when about eight males started attacking him. One of many mob slashed him with a machete, then robbed him or his pockets and cellphone. He was left with a gash in his arm.
“I type of had tunnel imaginative and prescient, began considering of family and friends. Yeah simply considering that my life goes to finish and it was simply horrible,” O’Neill stated to the media outlet.
Bystanders stepped in to cease the assault, then bandaged his wound.
O’Neill went to the hospital, the place medical personnel indicated a number of surgical procedures can be required, and that he could lose his arm. He has no medical insurance coverage.
A good friend created a GoFundMe account to assist him whereas in restoration.