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assailant
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In a 2018 lawsuit, Correll was accused of maliciously battering and crushing the spleen of an unarmed, non-resisting young man who had requested the assistance of police after he had been shot by an unknown assailant.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
14 Aug. 2025 -
On Saturday, an assailant beat a Jewish man in a Montreal park in front of his children.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Attacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attacker. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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