Sleepy Hollow Siblings Victims Fund
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Teen Stabbing Victims Desperately Need Your Help!
On Monday April 8th, 2019, in the town of Sleepy Hollow, Illinois, a recently paroled Fabian Torres, who had recently been paroled for throwing a Molotov Cocktail into a crowded grocery store, illegally entered a neighboring home in the middle of the afternoon. Torres had earlier gone to a local store and had purchased duct tape and rope. Torres had the intent of doing harm when he took 2 butcher knives, the rope and tape and entered the home. At home was a 19-year-old high school senior girl and her 17-year-old brother. Torres found the girl, held the knife to her and sexually assaulted her. She tried to fend off her attacker and valiantly tried to get the knife away from him. Torres viciously began to stab her. She received horrible wounds to her calf and to both her hands and arms trying to fend off the attack.
At this time, her 17-year-old brother got into the room to defend his sister from this madman. The young man courageously, selflessly and without thought of his own safety, fought the 32-year-old Torres, giving his sister the opportunity to escape the home and run to a neighbor’s house to call police. The brother was stabbed many times in the face, neck, back of the head and chest. He miraculously was also able to escape but not after being critically wounded. John 15:13 says, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” We believe that the brother is a true hero. The attacker left the home and terrorized other neighbors in the small community trying to get away. He was caught in a neighboring field by police, tazed and taken into custody.
The siblings were transported to the hospital in critical condition, the son was later airlifted to another hospital. She has gone through several surgeries and her brother spent several days in the ICU. Both are stable now and will now face a long road to recovery.
The family are devout Christians with an amazing faith, but they are in need. The mother has had to quit her job to care for her children. Medical costs are certainly going to be high along with therapy and the costs both financially and emotionally to spend potentially the next 2 years in court to make sure that this man never has the opportunity to hurt anyone again.
Direct neighbors have also started a GoFundMe page. This page is in addition, we are family, friends and church members from Colorado, where the family used to live. There is no competition here, we are grateful and honored they are helping. We are trying to get a Nationwide giving to this deserving family.
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/04/08/2-teenagers-stabbed-in-sleepy-hollow-home-man-in-custody-police-say/agghlbk/
On Monday April 8th, 2019, in the town of Sleepy Hollow, Illinois, a recently paroled Fabian Torres, who had recently been paroled for throwing a Molotov Cocktail into a crowded grocery store, illegally entered a neighboring home in the middle of the afternoon. Torres had earlier gone to a local store and had purchased duct tape and rope. Torres had the intent of doing harm when he took 2 butcher knives, the rope and tape and entered the home. At home was a 19-year-old high school senior girl and her 17-year-old brother. Torres found the girl, held the knife to her and sexually assaulted her. She tried to fend off her attacker and valiantly tried to get the knife away from him. Torres viciously began to stab her. She received horrible wounds to her calf and to both her hands and arms trying to fend off the attack.
At this time, her 17-year-old brother got into the room to defend his sister from this madman. The young man courageously, selflessly and without thought of his own safety, fought the 32-year-old Torres, giving his sister the opportunity to escape the home and run to a neighbor’s house to call police. The brother was stabbed many times in the face, neck, back of the head and chest. He miraculously was also able to escape but not after being critically wounded. John 15:13 says, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” We believe that the brother is a true hero. The attacker left the home and terrorized other neighbors in the small community trying to get away. He was caught in a neighboring field by police, tazed and taken into custody.
The siblings were transported to the hospital in critical condition, the son was later airlifted to another hospital. She has gone through several surgeries and her brother spent several days in the ICU. Both are stable now and will now face a long road to recovery.
The family are devout Christians with an amazing faith, but they are in need. The mother has had to quit her job to care for her children. Medical costs are certainly going to be high along with therapy and the costs both financially and emotionally to spend potentially the next 2 years in court to make sure that this man never has the opportunity to hurt anyone again.
Direct neighbors have also started a GoFundMe page. This page is in addition, we are family, friends and church members from Colorado, where the family used to live. There is no competition here, we are grateful and honored they are helping. We are trying to get a Nationwide giving to this deserving family.
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/04/08/2-teenagers-stabbed-in-sleepy-hollow-home-man-in-custody-police-say/agghlbk/
Organizer and beneficiary
Robert Bowman
Organizer
West Dundee, IL
Ed Quick
Beneficiary