Source: OT-Team(G), The Seattle Times
Seattle police are searching for a 39-year-old man accused of brutally assaulting his mother after she refused to give him more money to send to a woman he believed to be a Chinese TikTok star.
According to police reports, staff at Harborview Medical Center contacted authorities Tuesday afternoon when a 60-year-old woman arrived with severe injuries. She had multiple fractured ribs, intestinal bleeding, and bruising consistent with strangulation that caused her to lose consciousness. The attack reportedly occurred in the pair's apartment near 7th Avenue and Olive Way in Seattle's Capitol Hill area.
Investigators say the woman's son had become infatuated with what appeared to be a TikTok personality based in China. The social media figure allegedly asked him to send $300, which his mother initially provided. When he demanded more money in hopes of eventually meeting the woman in China and his mother refused, he became violent. The victim told police her son had also assaulted her once before in 2005, though she did not report that incident at the time.
After regaining consciousness, the woman managed to drive herself to the hospital, where she collapsed shortly afterward.
When officers attempted to arrest the suspect at his residence, he had already fled. Police believe he has traveled to China in an attempt to meet the TikTok figure. Authorities have not confirmed the identity or legitimacy of the social media user, and police noted the possibility that the account may be part of a scam.
The investigation into felony domestic violence is ongoing.
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