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Friday, 29 March 2024

Delaware Man Says Gritty Assaulted His Son During Meet-And-Greet

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Delaware Man Says Gritty Assaulted His Son During Meet-And-Greet
Delaware Man Says Gritty Assaulted His Son During Meet-And-Greet
Kimberly Davis reports.

A NEW HUE FOR HAVERFORDTOWNSHIP.WE BEGIN WITH SERIOUSACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE BELOVEDMASCOT OF THE PHILADELPHIAFLYERS.A FATHER SAYS GRITTY ASSAULTEDHISGOOD EVENING EVERYONE, I'MUKEE WASHINGTON.I'M JESSICA KARTALIJA..KIM KIM BUMPERLY DAVIS SPOKEWITH THE FATHER THAT HAS POLICEINVESTIGATING.Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT, THEFATHER TELLS ME THE ALLEGEDGRITTY ATTACK HAPPENED INNOVEMBER, BUT THE PHILADELPHIAFLYERS DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, SONOW HE'S REACHING OUT TO THEMEDIA AFTER HE WAS LEFT TO FOOTHIS SON'S MEDICAL BILLS.IT WAS PHOTO NOTE WITHGRITTY.Reporter: THE 23 YEARPHILADELPHIA FLYERS SEASONTICKET HOLDER TELLS US IT WAS ASPECIAL EVENT FOR TICKETHOLDERS, LITTLE DID HE KNOW APHOTO WOULD LEAVE HIS13-YEAR-OLD SON IN THE HOSPITAL.CHRIS GREEN WELL WALKS USTHROUGH WHAT HE SAYS HAPPENEDBETWEEN THE FLYERS MASCOT ANDHIS SON IN NOVEMBER.I'M GRITTY, BRANDON ISSTANDING HERE IN THE PICTURE, HEWALKS BY, TAPS HIM ON THE HEADLITERALLY JUST LIKE THAT.GRITTY GETS OUT LUNCHES OVER ANDPUNCHES BRANDON.Reporter: ACCORDING TO CHRIS,THAT PUNCH LEFT HIS SON INJURED,BREAKING SET UP A $300 HOSPITALBILL.THE FLYERS RELEASED A STATEMENTWEDNESDAY READING, WE TOOK MR.GREEN WELL'S ALLEGATIONSSERIOUSLY AND CONDUCTED ATHOROUGH INVESTIGATION THATFOUND NOTHING TO SUPPORT THISCLAIM.CHRIS SAID HE'S NOT BUYING IT.THAT TELLS YOU ENOUGH RIGHTTHERE, IF THEY HAVE NOTHING TOHIDE, SHOW THE VIGILANT BUT THEYTOLD ME THERE WAS NO VIDEO.CHRIS SAID ALL HE WANTED WASAN APOLOGY AND FOR THEORGANIZATION TO FOOT THE MEDICALTHEY OFFERED ME TWO ALL I CANEAT AND DRINK PASSES FOR ME ANDMY SON AT ONE OF THE ALCOHOLESTABLISHMENTS, I TOLD HER IDRIVE 50, 60 MILES TO WELLSFARGO CENTER, I'M TAKING MY13-YEAR-OLD SON, WHY WOULD IWANT ALL YOU CAN DRINK PASSESWITH MY SON?MAKES NO SENSE.SHE SAID THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.Reporter: AS A RESULT, CHRISSAID HE WON'T BE A SEASON TICKETHOLDER COME THIS TIME.I'LL ALWAYS BE A FLYERS FANBUT LOST A RESPECT THE AFTER THEWAY THEY TREATED A LONG TIMETICKET HOLDER.Reporter: SOUTH DETECTIVES

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