A transgender woman was allegedly called slurs and then attacked in Renton by a group of mostly teens who left her with multiple injuries that will put her out of work for an undetermined amount of time and require surgery.

According to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO), four people — three juvenile teens, one adult — were arrested and accused of assaulting a transgender woman and calling her slurs, resulting in second-degree assault and hate crime charges.

According to charging documents, these charges stem from an incident that occurred at the Renton Transit Center at about 8:18 p.m. Sept. 15, where four males assaulted Nikki Armstrong.

Documents state that Armstrong said that the males were harassing people at the transit center, including a person in a wheelchair

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