Woman Talks About Trauma After Homeless Man Pours Diarrhea On Her Head

A woman got the surprise of her life several months ago after a homeless man dumped a bucket of hot diarrhea on her face.

Heidi Van Tassel, who is now talking about it, said she was about to drive home from a Thai restaurant near the Hollywood walk of fame in Los Angeles. Suddenly, a homeless man ran to her and pulled her out of the vehicle.

Jere Blessings, the attacker, proceeded to pour the hot feces over her hair and face.

Understandably, Ms. Tassel was traumatized, saying she immediately knew it was liquid, and it was diarrhea. It was coming out of her eyelashes and into her eyes.

Paramedics at the scene allegedly said there was so much of it on her, it appeared Blessing had saved it up for some time.

She was rushed to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, where she was tested for any infectious diseases.

Van Tassel was giving her account during an interview for an NBC special concerning the increasing number of violent and bizarre crimes involving homeless people, which aired recently.

Media outlets claim there was footage of the attack from the businesses in the area and the police bodycam footage when officers responded to a distress call. That footage was not released even though Van Tassel requested to view it.

She reiterated the post-traumatic stress she was dealing with after the incident is beyond anything she had ever felt before.

Blessings has been described as a homeless person suffering from mental problems. He was arrested and charged with battery shortly after the act.

A judge sent him to a residential facility for people suffering from mental problems; however, he was released in August.

The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office told outlets that Blessings had been released into the community, and it understandably made Van Tassel quite anxious.

She was very skeptical about the process of mental care, asking what the next thing he would do to a person was. She was sure that Blessings would have stabbed her that time if he had a knife.

She did say she did not think he needed jail time, but proper mental care. Van Tassel mentioned she had empathy for him because he needed assistance, but she would never forget his face.

The fact that he was only treated for a few months in a facility that did not disclose his progress does not give a lot of assurance, though.

The problem of homeless attacks has been an issue though attention awareness is slowly being increased.