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Victoria Bekiempis

A secret bathroom 911 call: how Paul Pelosi saved his own life

San Francisco police and FBI agents work outside the home of House speaker Nancy Pelosi after her husband Paul Pelosi was attacked by a home invader on Friday.
San Francisco police and FBI agents work outside the home of House speaker Nancy Pelosi after her husband Paul Pelosi was attacked by a home invader on Friday. Photograph: Arthur Dong/EPA

Paul Pelosi, the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who was attacked with a hammer during an invasion of their California home, saved his life after secretly telephoning for help from the bathroom.

According to Politico, Paul Pelosi told the alleged intruder – identified by authorities as David DePape – that he needed to use the restroom. Paul Pelosi’s mobile phone was charging in the bathroom at the time; the 82-year-old then made a surreptitious call to 911, and remained connected.

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