San Diego Pregnant Woman Fights Back, Setting Assailant on Fire in a Shocking Twist of Self-Defense

In a startling turn of events, a pregnant woman in San Diego reportedly set a man on fire after he had physically attacked her, contradicting the man's allegations that he was a victim of a hate crime. The startling truth was revealed after the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) launched an investigation into the incident, which took place on June 12, according to 10 News.

It all began when police officers received a call about a man attacking a pregnant woman in the 900 block of 6th Avenue at around 10:41 p.m., as reported by NBC San Diego. Upon arriving at the scene, they found the bleeding woman who'd suffered multiple injuries, subsequently taking her to the hospital.

Despite their search efforts, the officers could not find the attacker and the case remained unsolved. That is, until about an hour later, when the police received an entirely separate call from a man in the 1200 block of Market Street, claiming that he had been set on fire in what he described as a hate crime.

After taking this second individual to the hospital for treatment, the investigators connected the dots between the two incidents, determining that the man claiming to be a victim of a hate crime was, indeed, the same individual who had inflicted harm upon the pregnant woman in the earlier altercation. What's more, they concluded that the pregnant woman had been the person responsible for setting her attacker on fire - most likely alleging in an act of self-defense.

In a fascinating twist, this security camera footage, found at 900 6th Avenue, captured not only the initial physical attack on the pregnant woman by her assailant but also the moment the pregnant woman used fire as a weapon on the attacker, potentially changing the tone of this case from a hate crime to a self-defense narrative.

The police department's commitment to conducting thorough investigations into hate crime allegations has been firmly iterated by the release of a statement on the matter. The SDPD also assured the public that they believed this incident was isolated, with no active threat to the community.