Man recovering after being stabbed repeatedly in Chinatown; suspect arrested

William Yu is handled at a hospital after being stabbed throughout an apparently random assault within the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles.

(David Yu)

A person was stabbed repeatedly whereas strolling in Chinatown this week in what seems to be a random assault, Los Angeles police stated.

William Yu, 46, was strolling close to the intersection of Alpine Avenue and Broadway on Wednesday afternoon when he was approached by the assailant, police stated. Yu had wounds in his head and neck, together with lacerations to his groin and abdomen, they stated.

Yu’s brother David wrote in a social media put up concerning the assault: “As individuals referred to as police, no one helped to intervene. … My brother was within the combat for his life.”

Yu was recovering Friday night after being launched from the hospital, his brother stated, however was drained and in ache Yu is his dad and mom’ important caretaker, in line with his brother.

“Thank goodness nothing important was broken. However when he was attacked he was actually minimize up,” David Yu stated. “He thought he was simply getting punched. He thought he was simply getting right into a combat.”

Timothy Mears, 50, was arrested on the scene. In accordance with jail information, his bail was set at $100,000.

LAPD Officer Rosario Cervantes stated that Mears was charged with mayhem and that detectives will decide whether or not extra prices shall be pursued.

“It’s only a unhappy state of affairs for everybody and at the very least for town,” David Yu stated. The household has began a GoFundMe marketing campaign to assist along with his brother’s medical payments.