Brutal assault on pro-life activists in Baltimore leaves sufferer with fractured face

A professional-life activist was hospitalized with facial fractures after he and one other activist had been assaulted by a person outdoors of a Planned Parenthood in Baltimore.

Authorities mentioned that the unidentified suspect first started speaking in an aggressive method with the victims — an 80-year-old man and a 73-year-old man — outdoors of the abortion clinic in North Baltimore on May 26.

According to surveillance video and witnesses who spoke with police, the suspect turned away from the activists, however then turned again round and tackled the 80-year-old sufferer over a big flower pot.

The 73-year-old man got here to the sufferer’s support, however the suspect shoved him to the bottom and struck the person within the face whereas he was on his again. Police mentioned that the suspect then kicked the 73-year-old sufferer with “extreme force” within the face and walked away from the scene.

Police didn’t determine the victims, however LifeSiteNews reported that they had been Dick Schafer, 80, and Mark Crosby, 73.

Local pro-life activist John Roswell advised the outlet that Mr. Crosby’s “plate bone in his upper right cheek is completely fractured” and he’s “bleeding from some unidentified area behind his eye, and the bone eye orbit is completely shattered and will have to be replaced with metal.”

Mr. Crosby was identified with a big hematoma, bleeding of the attention, and head and neck ache, in keeping with police. He is presently being handled on the University of Maryland Shock Trauma facility, per LifeSite.

Mr. Schafer suffered minor accidents and is recovering at house.

Police mentioned the suspect is a white male with brown hair and a full beard who was sporting a grey T-shirt, blue denims and brown footwear. He stays at massive.