assaulted
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A French mayor was assaulted and a Belgian vehicle was damaged, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
The following day, a 72-year-old Fresno resident shot and wounded an ICE agent whom police said had fallen asleep on the resident’s daughter’s front lawn, appeared “intoxicated and agitated” and allegedly assaulted the resident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Conviction rates are lower than when the person assaulted was sober.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Former England striker Andy Carroll is pictured on the front page of the Mirror, after he revealed he was sexually assaulted by a man in 2021.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“The policeman said Rosaleen assaulted the men, but I was there, and she was only protecting herself. That’s all.”
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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