A 35-year-old man who used a cane to beat an elderly woman nearly two years ago to the point where she could no longer walk, speak or recognize her husband of more than half a century was sentenced to eight years in prison last week. . .
What are the details?
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Alexander Adams approached John Hopkins, 78, and his wife Claudia Hopkins, 79, outside a Washington, D.C., supermarket on February 23, 2022, and demanded $5. did. Said.
When John Hopkins handed Adams a dollar, Adams exclaimed, “That’s not enough!” He punched John Hopkins, causing him to fall to the ground, according to the Department of Justice.
Adam then began hitting Claudia Hopkins with her husband’s wooden cane, hitting her in the head and body, before falling backwards and hitting her head on concrete, officials said.
Officials added that Claudia Hopkins suffered numerous injuries, including a concussion, brain hemorrhage, brain swelling, altered mental status, and cognitive impairment, and “will likely never recover.”
Adams has been in custody since February 24, 2022, officials said, adding that he pleaded guilty last December. He was sentenced Friday to 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for two counts of aggravated assault on an elderly person, officials said.
according to WRC TVProsecutors said Adams had 32 contacts with the justice system over the years, including 11 assaults and 13 convictions. The judge found Adams to be extremely dangerous, the department said.
“I lost my wife forever.”
Before the attack, John and Claudia Hopkins had an active social life, according to WRC. According to police, she is currently bedridden in a nursing home, unable to walk, talk, or recognize her husband of more than 50 years.
“She can’t talk, she can’t walk and she has a feeding tube,” John Hopkins told WRC. “I lost her wife forever.”
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He told police: “I feel like I’m a ghost. I feel emotionally possessed. I’m in pain. It makes me anxious and I feel depressed.” And I’m worried that it’s going to last for the rest of my life.”
The day after the attack, Adams’ father told the station that his son also physically attacked him, resulting in a broken hip, WRC reported. Tom Adams also told WRC that his son has bipolar disorder and becomes violent unless he takes his medication.
Alexander Adams apologized for his actions in court, the station said.
“It is the responsibility of the city and the U.S. government to protect its citizens, and we suffered a disregard for it,” John Hopkins told WRC.
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