SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The San Francisco District Legal professional introduced a conviction Thursday within the stabbing of a homeless man within the metropolis’s North Seaside neighborhood this previous April.
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San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins mentioned Mario Hills, 35, was convicted of assault with a lethal weapon. Jenkins additionally confirmed the jury discovered that Hills “personally inflicted great bodily injury on the victim.”
Based mostly on testimony and proof offered at trial, the DA mentioned the jury decided that on April 1, Hills confronted the sufferer who was laying down on a bench in Washington Sq. Park. An unprovoked Hills then pepper-sprayed the sufferer earlier than chasing him across the park, finally stabbing him twice within the torso.
“I would like to thank the jury for their service in this trial,” mentioned DA Jenkins in a information launch. “The jury’s verdict holds Mr. Hills accountable and ensures that he will face consequences for his crimes. My office will continue to do everything we can to make our city, including our parks, safer for all residents.”
Hills is presently in custody whereas he awaits a listening to to study his sentence.
