Heroes credited for helping save student
Published: June 11, 2005
Heroes credit victim; “…she’s my hero”.
Police released a composite sketch Friday of the suspect in the attack on a Hackett Middle School student Thursday morning. The sketch is based on descriptions from the victim and witnesses.
Police say two of the witnesses who helped describe the man were working at the Stratton VA Hospital, just on the other side of a fence from where it happened. They say these two men played quite a role in saving this girl from being abducted or even killed.
“It was a big deal, but it was on her behalf it was, and she defended herself,” Perry Smith recalled.
Humble would be the best word to describe Smith and his buddy Curtis Frasier.
The two men work in the laundry room at the VA hospital.
But Thursday something unexpected went down only feet from where they take their normal break. Smith says he and Frasier went around the fence and saw a man attacking a young girl with a large butcher’s knife and what appeared to be a towel.
The men saw that the attacker was armed with a butcher knife and what appeared to be a towel.
“We were sitting out here having coffee and we heard her scream. It allowed us to go see what happened and he recognized us coming and let her go and he ran,” Smith said.
“He was all masked up. He knew what he was doing. He came out here with intentions to hurt somebody,” Smith said.
Smith says when it all comes down to it he and Frasier only did what anybody in their shoes would have done.
City officials have recognized the value of their presence, even if the two heroes refuse to admit it.
“They assisted in scaring off the assailant. So their role was critical. It probably prevented a very serious situation,” Assistant Police Chief Steve Reilly said Thursday.
Smith gives the victim credit for fighting off her attacker.
“She made the difference. Can’t change that. She made the difference,” he said. “She needs to know that she’s my hero. Simple as that. She’s the hero and I’m glad she’s alright.”
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