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Innocent man, 30, left paralyzed from waist down after stranger ran up and stabbed him while he enjoyed dinner at restaurant with wife

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Guzman, A. (2026, October 9). Innocent man, 30, left paralyzed from waist down after stranger ran up and stabbed him while he enjoyed dinner at restaurant with wife. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16197263/dan-walker-paralyzed-man-stabbed-restaurant-new-jersey.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Dan Walker, 30, was left paralyzed from the waist down after being stabbed by a mentally ill man at Raccoon Taproom in Collingswood, New Jersey, in February 2025. Tahaa Elmogahzy, 28, who fled the scene and was later arrested, faces charges including first-degree attempted murder. Despite his injuries, Walker has been undergoing physical therapy and managed to leg press 300 pounds seven months after the attack. The family started a golf tournament called the Dan Walker Classic to support his rehabilitation costs.

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In February 2025, Dan Walker, then 30 years old, was dining with his wife and friends at the Raccoon Taproom in Collingswood, New Jersey, when he was attacked by an assailant. The attacker, identified as Tahaa Elmogahzy, aged 28, entered the restaurant and began harassing customers before targeting Walker just as they were about to leave. Elmogahzy stabbed Walker in the back, severing his spine, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Following the attack, Walker underwent multiple surgeries over the summer, including stays in intensive care and battling infections. Next Friday, at 31 years old, he will have screws removed from his left leg and undergo a total hip replacement. Elmogahzy faces charges of first-degree attempted murder and remains in county jail awaiting trial.

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An innocent man who was stabbed while eating at one of his favorite restaurants with his wife remains paralyzed two years later. asserted

who → stab → wife

Dan Walker, then 30, was dining at the Raccoon Taproom in Collingswood, New Jersey, in February 2025 with his wife and friends when he was attacked by an mentally-ill man, his father-in-law said on X on Thursday. asserted

law → din → Thursday

The knifeman came into the restaurant and started harassing customers. asserted

knifeman → come → customers

Dan and Brenna tried to ignore the man, but as he was about to leave, he ran up to the husband and stabbed him in the back, 'severing his spine,' the father-in-law said. asserted

law → try → spine

Dan was taken to the hospital after the attack left him paralyzed from the chest down. asserted

attack → take → down

Over the summer, Dan underwent multiple surgeries, stayed in the ICU, and suffered from infections, the father-in-law said. And now, next Friday, the 31-year-old will get screws removed from his left leg and will undergo a total hip replacement, as he still deals with the aftermath of the severe attack, the father-in-law said. asserted

law → undergo → attack

Tahaa Elmogahzy, 28, was arrested for the stabbing after he fled the scene. asserted

he → arrest → scene

The father-in-law said Elmogahzy is still sitting in county jail, awaiting trial. asserted

Elmogahzy → say → trial

Dan Walker, then 30, was stabbed by a mentally ill man in February 2025 while out to dinner with his wife and friends The group tried to ignore the knifeman, later named by police as Tahaa Elmogahzy, 28, but the man ran up and stabbed Dan (pictured) at the last minute, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down He copped several charges, including first-degree attempted murder, ABC 6 said. asserted

ABC → stab → murder

'It feels shocking that we're in this situation,' Dan's friend, Marcus Lotierzo, told the outlet at the time. asserted

friend → feel → time

On Dan's Help Hope Live fundraiser, the family frequently posts videos of the 31-year-old learning on to walk again with the help of mobility aids. asserted

old → help → aids

Prior to the attack, the Philadelphia Eagles fan was very active in the gym and had been training for a Strongman Competition. asserted

fan → train → Competition

After, he was told he would more than likely never walk again. asserted

he → tell → ?

But the determined husband has regained some of his ability to walk through physical therapy, videos showed. asserted

videos → regain → therapy

Seven months after the attack, he was able to leg press 300 pounds, his family said. asserted

family → say → pounds

They were dining at Raccoon Taproom when Dan was stabbed In July, the family started the first Dan Walker Classic golf tournament, which helps the family pay for his rehab. asserted

family → din → rehab

The Daily Mail has reached out to the family for comment. asserted

Mail → reach → comment

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