A teenager accused of a beating a woman so severely, that she may require plastic surgery, has been released from jail on bond.
The family of Mallory Owens said 18-year-old Travis Hawkins, Jr. targeted her because of her sexual orientation and they want to see the charge for the Nov. 23 beating upgraded to attempted murder.
The incident occurred as Thanksgiving Day turned violent at Hawkins' home on Bourgeois Drive in Mobile. Mobile Police Department said officers responded to the home for a report of a person being assaulted.
When police arrived, they found Owens, 23, had been punched repeatedly in the face.
Owens's mother said her daughter was attacked because of her sexual orientation.
Woman beaten on Thanksgiving by girlfriend's brother will be released from the hospital today, family says
Family members say the woman who was severely beaten by her girlfriend's brother on Thanksgiving Day will be released from the hospital today.
Mallory Owens, 23, suffered multiple skull fractures and crushed bones after the Nov. 22 attack. Family members say she had metal plates put under her eyes because of her injuries. She also has internal and external injuries.
Owens says she was beat on Thanksgiving while at her girlfriend's family's house for dinner. Avery Godwin, Owens's sister, said Owens was blindsided just before she left the Mobile home of the Hawkins family.
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