After bursting into their California home on Friday in search of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a burglar assaulted her husband with a hammer and fractured his skull.
According to Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill, Paul Pelosi was “attacked at home by an assailant who acted with force and threatened his life while demanding to see the speaker.”
Paul Pelosi, 82, was at home by himself while his wife was at work in Washington. He underwent surgery and is now recovering in the hospital.
The husband of US House was attacked by an invader. Just before 2:30 am (0930 GMT), San Francisco police reported that they discovered the attacker at the couple’s home where he and Paul Pelosi were fighting over a hammer.
According to San Francisco police director Bill Scott, “the suspect grabbed the hammer away from Mr. Pelosi and severely struck him with it.”
He identified the attacker as David Depape, 42, but declined to take questions and provided little other information.
According to family sources cited by US media, the intruder allegedly told Paul Pelosi that he would tie up the speaker and wait for him to return home.