The man suspected in an attack on a Safeway employee in San Francisco pleaded not guilty to two felony charges Thursday in court.
New images capture the violent attack inside the Safeway near San Francisco’s Ocean Beach that sent the victim to the hospital.
“It was violent and it was scary and I thought wow oh my gosh if that was me or someone I loved I’d be terrified,” said one woman shopping at Safeway.
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ABC7 News talked to shoppers reacting to the attack which happened last Sunday morning around 5:30.
“Seeing too many of those types of situations where there is an uncalled-for attack on an innocent person,” said Mark Avery who shops at Safeway.
The full video shows the man punching the woman to the ground, pummeling her with more punches, and then dragging her by the hair into another room until someone walked into the area. There was no sign of any nearby security guard when the attack happened.