Cadet captain unable to walk after ‘senseless attack’ during Hamilton poppy drive
Global News · Aaron D'Andrea ·
A man who suffered life-altering injuries during an incident involving air cadets collecting donations for poppies underwent surgery and is now in rehabilitation, his son says.
A man who suffered life-altering injuries during an incident involving air cadets collecting donations for poppies underwent same-day spinal surgery and is now in rehabilitation, his son says.
Capt. Kenneth Kunkel cannot walk for the “foreseeable future,” according to a statement from his son, Christopher Kunkel, who said the family has been “decimated” by the “senseless attack.”
The 59-year-old was supervising the cadets outside a restaurant in Hamilton, Ont., on Nov. 1 when two youths allegedly approached and blew an air horn directly into their ears, Hamilton police said.
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