The woman who was brutally beaten in downtown Cincinnati by a mob of men is speaking out for the first time, describing the attack and lambasting the city’s leadership for how they’ve handled the case.
Holly, who is currently choosing to only go by her first name, showed physical signs of the ordeal while speaking to Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, with visible bruises under her eye and on her cheek. She went on to talk about what led up to the assault that left her on her back, bleeding in the street.
According to Holly, the group of attackers, who were black, hurled racist insults at her and those she was with.
Cincinnati beatdown victim:
“We were just leaving, waiting for our Uber — no fights inside, no problems. Outside, we were surrounded. My friends were attacked, one beaten within an inch of their life. I stepped in to help. Then came the racist comments — ‘you white [expletive]… pic.twitter.com/ibQ2e2YAlE
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) August 7, 2025
HOLLY: When we came outside, there were some racist comments. I guess some of the people that we were with were from the country of Russia, and there were a bunch of Russian comments, and some people saying they wanted to beat up the Russians. And then there were some comments about, you know, “White people shouldn’t be out here” or “We’re gonna go night night, you white bleep words.”
So, you know, definitely it was a little scary, yeah, there were, it was just an attack that should have never happened, and there were a lot of people in the attack, now that some of the people have been arrested, they have rap sheets that go on for days, especially the man who punched me in the face. He had just gotten out of jail a few months before and had felonies on him, and I don’t understand why he was running the streets, and a lot of other people should have never been out of jail to even do this to me or the others.
After the attack, Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge appeared to take the side of the attackers, claiming that the videos that had gone viral lacked context and were a “distorted” version of the events. She has still not provided any evidence for her claim, and, notably, Theetge is an outspoken proponent of DEI. That provides a window into her views regarding policing and racial politics.
She also didn’t bother to reveal in her press conference that the alleged attackers had previous criminal records, including acts of violence. That would have gone against her implication that this attack was somehow instigated by Holly and was not an indictment of her failed leadership.
SEE: Cincinnati’s DEI-Loving Police Chief Makes Jaw-Dropping Comments About Brutal Attack
Cincinnati beatdown victim to City Councilwoman Victoria Parks:
“What kind of leadership is this? If you’re encouraging this behavior, no change will happen. You’re part of the problem, not the solution — and I wish people in power used their positions to fix this, not fuel it.”… pic.twitter.com/smxJ4uzUYd
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) August 7, 2025
Holly went on to state that she has not been contacted by either the police chief or the Cincinnati mayor, despite both weighing in on the attack. Like Theetge, Mayor Aftab Pureval seemed to suggest in his statement that the people who were beaten somehow had it coming.
Cincinnati beatdown victim to police chief:
“This wasn’t an ‘incident.’ It was a beatdown — attempted murder. Calling it that is insulting. I haven’t heard from the chief or mayor. These thugs should’ve been in jail, not free to attack innocent people.” #IngrahamAngleExclusive pic.twitter.com/0ePCQPUN4U
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) August 7, 2025
Frankly, if the police chief is going to opine on this case in such a bombastic way, she should at least have the decency to contact the victims and get their side of the story. Instead, it seems like she prejudged this from the beginning in order to fit the attack into her worldview. Crime in Cincinnati remains up for the year, and no one in leadership wants to take responsibility for that, nor do they want to deal with the racial undertones of this case.
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