When a man working at the Orlando Airport witnessed an altercation between travelers, he was quick to pull out his cell phone to film the incident. Once the details behind the incident became clear, the shocking incident hit the local news and sparked outrage.
A pregnant, deaf traveler was first berated on board their flight by man who claims his wife is allergic to dogs and was angered by the woman’s service dog being allowed on the flight. When he felt that the Great Dane was taking up more space than he should have been allowed, he punched the poor animal in the face with “a closed fist,” causing the dog to cry out in pain.
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Airline passenger punches deaf pregnant woman, service dog: Police
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Once the plane landed, the dog’s owner complained to airport security. The disgusting man who physically attacked an animal then showed just how much of a coward he really is by punching the pregnant traveler in her stomach and assaulting her two children, who had been traveling with her.
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Local news station and NBC affililate WTHR-13 reported their interview of the airport employee, Phillip Moreno, who was able to catch part of the incident on his cell phone.
‘I heard yelling. At first I didn’t think it was anything and I looked over and there was a big group of people. It was kind of shuffle. I saw a dog running around.
‘I saw a woman, I couldn’t really understand what she was saying. She was freaking out. And I couldn’t figure out why this man was chasing another man.’
It is unclear at this point who was chasing whom, but a flight attendant on the plane phoned the police upon landing. The perpetrator, Timothy Manley of Gainsville, Florida, was taken into custody by local police. Federal authorities may also become involved, since the attack took place on board a plane.
See Moreno’s cell phone video below, and here’s hoping that the gutless coward who punches disabled pregnant women and their service dogs, as well as manhandling her children, finds himself behind bars before he can attack anyone else.
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