Cincinnati Viral Beating Victim Says Violent Mob Started Attacking ‘Like a Pack of Wolves’

The woman seen being violently slammed to the ground in now-viral footage of a brutal beatdown in downtown Cincinnati is speaking out after being forced into hiding following her near-death experience that was seen nationwide.

Holly, an Ohio native and single mother of three, was enjoying a night out celebrating a friend’s birthday when she called an Uber to head home. As she was waiting for her ride, several fights broke out on the corner of Fourth and Elm Streets in the city’s downtown area around 3 a.m. on July 26.

Footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows an unidentified man yelling racial slurs while being beaten in the street. Additional video of the scene shows the male victim slapping a member of the group seconds before the fight escalated.

“And then that’s when everyone, like a pack of wolves, just jumped in and started attacking,” Holly said.

“I heard a man crying on the street, [and] he looked at me and held out his hand,” Holly said. “And [he] literally said, ‘Please, God, help me. Help me please, God.’ You can’t hear it in any of the videos because all you can hear is everybody on the street cheering each other on to curb-stomp these people, and to kick them and punch them and attack them while they were down.”

Bystander footage shows Holly running between two men as the fight broke out, in an attempt to stop the brutal beating.

“I felt it was necessary to at least jump in, and try to help and save this man’s life,” Holly said. “It looked like they were about to kill him, to me. And that’s why I couldn’t stand there and do nothing.”

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In the chaos, Holly was viciously slammed to the ground.

“I remember being afraid, terrified,” Holly told Fox News Digital. “I just remember my life flashing before my eyes, and all I can think is, ‘Dear God, I hope my children know that I love them.’”

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On Thursday, Holly told The Ingraham Angle that police never took a statement from her after the widely circulated assault. Fox News Digital has made multiple attempts in the last week to contact the Cincinnati Police Department for comment on the incident.

“It definitely didn’t seem like an incident. It seemed like a beat down. I look at it as attempted murder. I mean, there’s no other way to describe it,” Holly told Laura Ingraham Thursday.

“There were some comments about ‘White people shouldn’t be out here’… Definitely it was a little scary, and then when they started circling… It was just an attack that should’ve never happened.”

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“And I have yet to receive a phone call, from her or the mayor just apologizing for what happened and for letting these thugs and criminals run the streets when they should have been in jail to begin with.”

Upon realizing the severity of her injuries, Holly drove herself to a local hospital where doctors diagnosed her with a severe concussion, along with neurological damage and injuries to her vision. The extent of her long-term physical injuries remain unknown as she continues to heal while visiting numerous medical specialists.

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Following her near-death experience, Holly has been forced into hiding as she recovers from her life-altering injuries. She has received online threats and was the target of thieves looking to scam an online fundraiser created on her behalf.

Despite the hurdles, Holly is trying to find a silver-lining in an attack that almost ended her life.

She is working alongside Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-OH, to introduce “Holly’s Act,” aimed at keeping violent criminals from being released onto the streets of Ohio.

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Police have arrested six individuals in connection with the brutal beating. Patrick Rosemond, 38, Jermaine Matthews, 39, Montianez Merriweather, 34, DeKyra Vernon, 24, Dominique Kittle, 37, and Aisha Devaughn, 25 are facing various charges for their alleged roles in the attack that ultimately left six people injured.

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