Wichita woman demands harsher charge after being sucker punched

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Wichita woman demands harsher charge after being sucker punched

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A woman is demanding a harsher charge for the man she says randomly attacked her in downtown Wichita last weekend. She says the man accused is getting off with a misdemeanor.

Wichita police say they presented the case to the District Attorney’s office Wednesday morning, which they say declined to file felony charges. However, the District Attorney’s office told KSN, “The case is under review.”

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Either way, Brittany Starkey wants that to change.

“I am scared. What is enough? Is it going to take some-him taking somebody’s life? Is it going to take him doing just the worst to anybody? And that’s so scary to think that we could have stopped this,” Starkey said.

Starkey says fear has consumed her since the attack.

“I have suffered teeth damage to my lower jaw, and I’m still in quite a bit of pain in my lower jaw,” she said. “I have had to go to therapy multiple times and am working on getting through the trauma because this is something that’s going to affect me the rest of my life.”

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Starkey believes a misdemeanor is not a serious enough charge to keep what happened to her from happening to someone else.

“Every woman should be able to walk on the street and not have to worry about being attacked at random and unprovoked,” she said.

Starkey believes the DA doesn’t see her injuries as severe enough for a felony charge; she disagrees.

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“It has to have disfigurement of my face or serious impediment for bodily harm, and I believe my injuries in this brutal, senseless attack aligned with that,” she said.

Despite her disappointment, she says she won’t be silenced.

“It can happen to anyone. And that sucker punch can kill somebody,” she said.

The District Attorney’s office continues to say the case is under review. KSN will continue to follow this case and update this story as new information becomes available.

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