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- The Ohio woman who was badly beaten during a street brawl in Cincinnati said she still has a “very bad brain trauma”
- Videos of the large fight went viral and at least four people have been arrested in connection with the July 26 incident
- “I’m still recovering,” she said
An Ohio woman, who was badly beaten during a street brawl, is now speaking out.
In a recent video, the woman, identified as Holly, thanked “everyone for all of the love and support.”
Holly revealed that she still has a “very bad brain trauma.”
“I’m still recovering,” she said in the video obtained with her permission by WLWT.
“It is very humbling that you have sent your prayers, your blessings,” she said. “It’s definitely what’s keeping me going, and you have just brought back faith in humanity.”
Videos of the large fight on July 26 went viral and at least four people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
“Let me be clear, there is no place for violent crime in Cincinnati, whether it’s fight or gun violence, we will pursue those responsible and we will hold them accountable no matter who they are, period,” Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval said at a Friday news conference, per Fox News.
The single mother told the Cincinnati Enquirer that she suffered severe head trauma and a concussion and had gone to the hospital multiple times after she was attacked at the brawl in downtown Cincinnati.
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On the night of the attack, Holly said she was out celebrating a friend’s birthday.
“We were waiting on our Uber outside and that’s when it all started,” she said, per the Enquirer.
A GiveSendGo fundraiser for Holly has so far raised more than $350,000.
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