A family with ties to Covington and South King County is clinging on to hope after their loved one – 21-year-old Justin Han – was brutally, and apparently randomly, attacked in Paris while on vacation.
The attack left Han in a coma in the ICU at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.
His mom, Mimi Yang, says their family lived in Covington and most of his extended family is still in Western Washington.
“We have family in Kent, Federal Way, Bellevue,” Yang said.
Now, the entire family is praying and hoping Justin Han will be able to pull through and come home.
Han currently lives in Arizona. While growing up, he fell in love with fashion and design. His mom says his dream trip was to the fashion capitol of the world.
“It’s been a years’ long dream of his to visit Paris,” Yang said. “Justin worked hard, saved money.”
But his first night there, Yang says her son was exploring when he was brutally attacked by a stranger on Feb. 23.
“As far as I understand, it was physical force,” she said. “He hit his head on the ground as well. But even after he was down, the assailant continued to attack and punch him,” Yang said.