US Audience Writer
13:09, 2 OCT 2023
The clerk has been hospitalized at San Francisco’s Saint Francis Memorial Hospital since the horrifying attack and said that the incident has affected not only him but his family.
“It’s terrible,” Suraj said from his hospital bed. “You know, I’m still in a trauma right now, me and my family."
He will need several surgeries as a result of his burns, and says when cleaning his wounds in the aftermath of the attack the pain is a '10'.
Suraj’s wife, Sabeena, has started a GoFundMe page to help raise money for her husband’s physical and mental care as he embarks on his journey to recovery.
“Burning injuries takes time to heal and recover and we are overwhelmed by the mental trauma and the pressure of medical procedures,” Sabeena wrote on the fundraising site.
Burton, 38, was arrested following his total disregard for human life, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said.
Known to authorities as a homeless man in the El Sobrante area, Burton faces charges including assault with a deadly weapon, battery, arson, and robbery.
He is being held without bail.
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