‘Those are some real malicious actions’: Colonial Heights neighbors react to 74-year-old woman assaulted
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. (WRIC) — Detectives continue to search for leads into an assault of a 74-year-old woman, who was assaulted in Colonial Heights possibly days before she was found. According to the Colonial Heights Police Department, officers responded to a welfare check on the 100 block of Essex Road around 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, for a welfare check and found a 74-year-old woman had been assaulted inside her home. The assault could have happened as long ago as Thursday, Dec. 5. Officials confirm there weren't any signs of forced entry. PREVIOUS: 74-year-old Colonial Heights woman attacked, found days later during welfare check The woman was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, according to police. 8News was told that, as of Monday, Dec. 9, the woman remains hospitalized in stable condition. Neighbors in the area remain shocked and many were reluctant to speak about the assault with 8News -- both on or off camera -- due to the sensitivity of the situation. David Brown, who lives doors down from where neighbors said the incident occurred, said this assault gives him a cold feeling. "Everybody's scared," Brown said. "Those are some real malicious actions, so people probably think someone's going to be out to get them!" Anyone with information about this assault is asked to contact Master Detective D.W. Aleshire by phone at 804-920-9326 or via email at alshired@colonialheightsva.gov.
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COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. (WRIC) — Detectives continue to search for leads into an assault of a 74-year-old woman, who was assaulted in Colonial Heights possibly days before she was found.
According to the Colonial Heights Police Department, officers responded to a welfare check on the 100 block of Essex Road around 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, for a welfare check and found a 74-year-old woman had been assaulted inside her home.
The assault could have happened as long ago as Thursday, Dec. 5. Officials confirm there weren't any signs of forced entry.
PREVIOUS: 74-year-old Colonial Heights woman attacked, found days later during welfare check
The woman was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, according to police. 8News was told that, as of Monday, Dec. 9, the woman remains hospitalized in stable condition.
Neighbors in the area remain shocked and many were reluctant to speak about the assault with 8News -- both on or off camera -- due to the sensitivity of the situation.
David Brown, who lives doors down from where neighbors said the incident occurred, said this assault gives him a cold feeling.
"Everybody's scared," Brown said. "Those are some real malicious actions, so people probably think someone's going to be out to get them!"
Anyone with information about this assault is asked to contact Master Detective D.W. Aleshire by phone at 804-920-9326 or via email at alshired@colonialheightsva.gov.
