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Recent Examples of assailant
The assailants had already fled by the time police arrived.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
The alleged assailant – 25-year-old Daniel Michael – was ordered held on a $1 million cash bond in Pima County on felony assault charges in the seemingly random crime.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Authorities said the assailant hopped over a nearly 7-foot-high fence surrounding the property and forcibly entered the residence before setting it on fire.
—Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Elizabeth Ann Murphy, who endured rape and violent abuse as an 11-year-old Baltimore Catholic school student and openly accused her assailant, died of cancer Feb. 26 at Gilchrist Center Towson.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
The alleged assailant – 25-year-old Daniel Michael – was ordered held on a $1 million cash bond in Pima County on felony assault charges in the seemingly random crime.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Authorities said the assailant hopped over a nearly 7-foot-high fence surrounding the property and forcibly entered the residence before setting it on fire.
—Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Elizabeth Ann Murphy, who endured rape and violent abuse as an 11-year-old Baltimore Catholic school student and openly accused her assailant, died of cancer Feb. 26 at Gilchrist Center Towson.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Assailant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailant. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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