A report on Q13 Fox News says a 19 year old woman was the victim of a hate crime in Magnolia. The woman says she was attacked near her Magnolia home when three suspects yelled racial slurs and demeaning words while beating her.
The attack happened Monday afternoon. Hannah Geiger says she was walking to the Magnolia Community Center about two and a half blocks from her house when the suspects jumped her.
“They kicked me and hit me, they hit me in the face where these bruises are, they got me almost all over. My back hurts from being kicked in the spine,” said Geiger. “I’m sure it’s a hate crime and that’s what gets to me, I don’t understand hate.”
Her mother Ruth Geiger is the pastor at the Magnolia United Methodist Church. She told the TV station that her daughter is a Special Olympian who had just won a silver medal and would much rather show off her medals instead of the deep bruises on her body.
Ruth Geirger can’t figure out why anyone would want to harm her special needs daughter. “It’s hard for me to understand why somebody would do something to someone, anyone, but certainly someone who is as wonderful as she is,” said Geiger.
Ruth adopted Hannah from Haiti as an infant with serious medical problems. But she’s overcome many of those ailments except a seizure disorder that requires brain surgery this summer.
“They were racial slurs and slurs about her mental capacity calling her stupid,” said Geiger.
Hannah has won 16 medals at the Special Olympics and all she wants to do is have fun and compete as an athlete. She has one simple question for the men who tried taking away all of her glory.
“All I would do is ask why,” said Geiger.
The attackers are described as white men in their late teens or 20′s with blonde hair. They were possibly driving a Honda. If you witnessed the attack or the suspects about 3:30 PM on Monday near the Magnolia Community Center call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
