A woman was attacked by a ranting stranger who called her 'the inferior race' before biting a chunk of flesh from her forehead.
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Diana Gonzalez was allegedly bitten in an unprovoked attack by 36-year-old Kamilia Chadli on September 18 in downtown Seattle, according to KOMO News.
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Gonzalez told the outlet she was walking to a 7-Eleven near her job when Chadli began hurling trash and racist and homophobic insults at her.
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'She started yelling racist things after throwing trash and spitting on me,' said the victim.
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When she asked the stranger why she threw the trash at her, Chadli yelled: 'You're the inferior race,' according to charging documents cited by the outlet.
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The ranting woman was accused of then using a homophobic slur and spitting on Gonzalez.
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Officials said Chadli then grabbed the victim, pulling her to the ground where she bit a circular piece of skin about one inch in diameter from her forehead.
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'It looks like a zombie bite like in a movie that you would see,' said Gonzalez.
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Diana Gonzalez was allegedly bitten in an unprovoked attack by 36-year-old Kamilia Chadli on September 18
Gonzalez told Komo News she was walking to a 7-Eleven near her job while on break when Chadli threw trash at her and began insulting her.
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She said when asked the stranger why she threw trash at her, Chadli yelled, 'You're the inferior race'
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A witness saw the horrific attack unfold and thankfully separated the women.
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Chadli fled the scene but was detained shortly after, according to charging documents.
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Officials said they found the chunk of Gonzalez's forehead in a storm drain as well as blood covering the sidewalk.
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Gonzalez was initially checked out by Seattle Fire before she was transported to Harborview Medical Center.
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She was scheduled to undergo a skin graft on Tuesday but will be left with a permanent scar, according to prosecutors.
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Gonzalez launched a GoFundMe to help support her medical costs and unpaid wages while she is unable to work.
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'Since this happened, my day-to-day life has completely changed,' said the victim.
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'I can't work right now, and I am dealing with anxiety on top of the physical trauma.
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I also need therapy as I try to recover from what happened to me.'
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Officials said Chadli then grabbed the victim, pulling her to the ground where she bit a circular piece of skin about one inch in diameter from her forehead
'It looks like a zombie bite like in a movie that you would see,' said Gonzalez.
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Prosecutors said the victim will be left with a permanent scar
Chadli was first arrested on suspicion of a hate crime but is now facing charges of second-degree assault.
Prosecutors said Chadli intentionally assaulted Gonzalez and recklessly inflicted substantial bodily harm.
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According to the outlet, while she is not currently charged with a hate crime, she can still be hit with that offense if there is evidence to prove it.
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Gonzalez is seeking to have her alleged attacker face a serious sentence even if she accepts a plea deal.
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'I would like for the charge not to be lessened,' said Gonzalez.
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'I would like that if she did take a plea, she would still have to serve a lengthy sentence and get additional therapy or help in jail or prison, just so she wouldn't reoffend.'
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is known for her soft-on-crime approach, as she ran on a platform pushing for a model of community policing over strict enforcement.
She was previously a vocal supporter of defunding the police in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder in 2020, but her policies have become more nuanced since then.
According to crime statistics tracker Neighborhood Scout, Seattle residents have a shocking one in 129 chance of being a victim of a violent crime.
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The robbery rate is over triple the national average at 2.22 cases for every 1,000 residents, and there are an average of 444 crimes per square mile in the city.
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The city has also become known as a homelessness hotspot across the nation, and its unhoused population has surged by a staggering 88 percent in the past 10 years.
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