CHICAGO (WLS) — Frances Banks’ community stood by her side Wednesday after the senior citizen said she was attacked inside her apartment building this past July by a fellow resident and neighbor.
The group claims the man who allegedly attacked her was allowed to move back into the same building as Banks.
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According to Chicago police, the incident happened on July 10 just before 11 a.m. inside Good Shepherd Tower on East Garfield Boulevard.
Police said 83-year-old Frances Banks got into an argument with the suspect before the man pushed and struck Banks.
CPD said Banks refused treatment, but was scraped on the side of her face.
The suspect, a 74-year-old man was charged with battery, a misdemeanor.
Banks did not want to talk on camera, but was joined by community members and the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization outside the Department of Housing …