'Bucket Of Hot Diarrhea' Dumped On Woman's Head by Homeless Man, Perp Released Back On Streets

A night near the Hollywood Walk of Fame would change a woman's life, as she was getting into her car and a homeless man sprinted across Hollywood Boulevard toward her.

Heidi Van Tassel was parked in Hollywood after having a pleasant evening out with friends at an authentic Thai restaurant. Suddenly a man randomly pulled her out of the car, dragged her out to the middle of the street, and dumped a bucket of feces on her head, Van Tassel said and public records confirm.

"It was diarrhea. Hot liquid. I was soaked, and it was coming off my eyelashes and into my eyes," Van Tassel said. "Paramedics who came to treat me said there was so much of it on me, that it looked like the man was saving it up for a month."

Homeless people who've randomly attacked LA residents--dousing them with diarrhea or punching them in the head--now walk free. @NBCLA I-Team uncovers a system that doesn't help the suspects get treatment or protect the victims from more attacks, on Channel 4 at 11pm.

— Joel Grover (@JoelNBCLA) November 12, 2019

"He doesn't need jail time. He needs mental health care," Van Tassel said. "I have empathy for him. Because he needs help."

[...] Security footage from businesses nearby captured the attack, and bodycam captured the aftermath as officers responded, but the LAPD and businesses would not release the footage, even when Van Tassel asked to see it.