Shocking Tourist Assault in Vancouver Sparks Urgent Debate on Hidden Epidemic of Gender-Based Violence
“That’s when he specifically started wailing on my head,” she said in the video. “And that was the point where I just blacked out completely, my vision just went blank and I just thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m going to d–e.’”
At that point, her nose had been broken and there was a large cut above her eye, blood gushing all over her face. Her survival instincts seemed to kick in at full speed as she kept telling herself to get up, no matter what.
Miraculously, she stumbled into a group of people along the seawall, who happened to be undercover police officers. In just a moment, they were able to arrest the suspect before taking Stephanie down to the hospital where she gave her statement.
“They were wonderful and did a really great job, I have to say,” she said. “It was a super terrible experience but every single first responder that I dealt with — from the police, the EMTs, the doctors and nurses in hospital, the victim services units that I’ve been dealing with afterwards — were so wonderful.”
The suspect rained down three different attacks on her before Stephanie ran into the cops
Image credits: Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona
As reported by The Vancouver Sun, the suspect was 34-year-old Peterhans Nungu. He was detained until April 23 where he was transferred to a secure medical facility. He’s now been released and is living under house arrest in the city.
Leonora C. Angeles, a professor at the University of British Columbia and Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice, gave Bored Panda a more in-depth analysis of gender-based violence and her thoughts on the brutal attack.
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