Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen has despatched a message of because of followers who flooded him with help after he was assaulted final week.
Allen, 59, and his spouse Lauren Monroe assured followers he’s “recovering” after a 19-year-old vacationer allegedly attacked him exterior the 4 Seasons Lodge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
“Thanks everybody on your overwhelming help. Your love and prayers are actually serving to. My spouse Lauren was fortunately not with me on the time of the incident. We’re collectively now, and dealing on recovering in a secure area,” he wrote.
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“We’re specializing in therapeutic for everybody concerned. We ask you to affix us in our effort to maneuver from confusion and shock to compassion and empathy. We perceive this act of violence could be triggering for thus many individuals.
“To the entire followers, veterans, and first responders in our international group, we’re pondering of you all. Along with love, we are able to all get by way of these troublesome occasions,” the put up ended.
The assault reportedly occurred after Def Leppard carried out a live performance with Mötley Crüe on the Seminole Arduous Rock Lodge and On line casino on March 12. The attacker has been recognized as 19-year-old Ohio man, Max Hartley.
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Folks obtained a police report detailing the assault, which revealed that Allen was smoking a cigarette exterior the lodge when the teenager ran at him and struck him.
The report notes that Allen is disabled, having misplaced his arm in a automobile accident in 1984. He reportedly fell to the bottom after being struck.
A lady then got here out of the lodge to assist Allen – she was additionally allegedly struck by Hartley, who “continued to batter her” when she fell to the bottom.
Hartley then grabbed the girl by her hair and dragged her out of the lodge’s foyer after she ran again inside to flee.
He reportedly fled the scene, however was shortly arrested by police a couple of blocks away after he was found damaging automobiles in an area storage.
Hartley was later charged with two counts of battery, 4 counts of prison mischief and abusing an aged or disabled grownup, in line with the report.
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