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Man Suffers Chemical Burns in Midnight Acid Attack Inside Reading Homeless Shelter

The prime suspect denies presence at the scene with call data placing him elsewhere; police investigate multiple leads amid a critical condition of the victim.

A client of a men’s homeless shelter in Reading was hospitalized for chemical burns after he was attacked over the weekend by another guest in a bathroom, police said. The victim told police that he went into the second-floor bathroom of Hope Rescue Mission, 645 N. Sixth St., a little after midnight Saturday to cut his hair and shower. According to court records He noticed 39-year-old Patrick M. Woolson pacing in the hallway when he was finished…

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The Hindu broke the news in India on Monday, October 27, 2025.
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