Nancy Pelosi’s husband’s attacker gets life imprisonment

Los Angeles (USA) (EFE).- David DePape, found guilty of attacking the husband of former US House of Representatives leader Nancy Pelosi inside their home in San Francisco (California), was sentenced this Tuesday to life imprisonment. Possibility of requesting parole.

Last June, a state jury found DePapp guilty of first-degree robbery, unlawful detention, threatening a family member of a public official and aggravated kidnapping in the incident that occurred on October 28, 2022.

Depapp had already been convicted in federal court and sentenced to 30 years in prison last May.

Nancy Pelosi’s husband attacked

According to the investigation, DePape broke into Pelosi’s home in San Francisco at night and struck Paul Pelosi (82 at the time) over the head with a hammer while the former Speaker of the House was out of town.

Paul Pelosi testified during the federal trial that on the day of the raid he was woken up by “a very large man” armed with a hammer and zip ties, who asked him: “Where’s Nancy?”

critical response

The Democratic politician’s husband managed to call 911 and police when DePapp was no longer in sight, but when agents arrived the attacker punched Paul Pelosi in the skull, fracturing the skull in front of police officers who had to stop him. Was unable to.

Last June, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said she expected DePape to “face the consequences of his heinous crimes against the Pelosi family and our democracy.”

For his part, DePape’s public defender, Adam Lipson, criticized the guilty verdict and warned that his client had led a “very isolated” life and was “involved in a number of conspiracy theory-type situations,” according to statements cited by ABC. Were”.