Two days after Seattle’s Night Out, the neighborly love in one First Hill apartment building was already gone. One big, strong woman (5’11″, 250 lbs) allegedly lost it on her hall-mate and attacked her, according to the police report.
The victim had gone outside the building for a cigarette in the morning of August 5. When she came back in around 7:15 a.m., the door she used to enter the hallway slammed shut. The door shares a wall with the suspect’s apartment, and the suspect came out into the hallway to confront her neighbor about the door slamming. It seems like the victim has had some kind of issues with this neighbor before, so she ignored her neighbor and tried to unlock her apartment and go inside.
The suspect then allegedly grabbed her from behind and threw her to the ground. She then got on top of her and started choking her, saying, “I will kill you. You are going to die,” according to the report. The victim almost blacked out three times and thought she was going to die. She fought back by hitting the suspect’s arms and was able to get out of the choke hold. When she tried to run for help, though, the suspect allegedly pulled her hair, causing her to fall down a flight of stairs.
The victim was able to get to the building manager, who called the police. When officers contacted the suspect in her apartment, she admitted to being involved in the altercation, but insisted the victim started it by slamming the door. Officers noted welts and bruises on the suspect’s arms, consistent with the victim’s story. The victim was coughing and had a bad sore throat, as well as scratched and swollen hands. She was transported to the hospital. The suspect was arrested.
