Black man attacks disabled white woman

On April 16, 2010 William Douglas followed 59-year-old Sylvia Hollingsworth out of a 7-Eleven in Hampton. As she got into her car, he attacked her. According to the police report, he punched the woman in the face, neck and arms and repeatedly slammed her legs with the car door. Throughout the ordeal, the woman was subjected to a tirade of racist profanity. After the attacker’s ride sped away, the man fled the scene. Police believe that a few minutes later, Douglas shot at someone. Hollingsworth, who walks with a cane, is still recovering from the attack. William Douglas has been charged with malicious wounding, shooting into an occupied vehicle and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Despite the evidence pointing to a racially motivated attack, Douglas has not been charged with a hate crime.