88-year-old woman hospitalized after finger bitten off in robbery: police
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An 88-year-old Seattle woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a man violently attacked her, robbed her, bit her finger and stole her jewelry, police said.
The attack took place on October 13 in the 9900 block of 64th Avenue South in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood. Earlier this week, police released surveillance photos of the suspect, identified as a man in his 30s, according to a news release from the Seattle Police Department.
The woman was clearing out household items on her back porch when the suspect approached and asked for her belongings.
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Earlier this week, police released surveillance photos of the suspect, described as a man in his 30s, who remains at large. (Seattle Police Department)
When she refused, police said the man “brutally attacked” her, forced her into his garage and continued the attack there.
“The man stole the victim’s jewelry and bit her finger during the incident,” the statement states. “Doctors then took him to hospital with serious head injuries.”
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The victim screamed for help and later told police she thought “he was going to try to kill her,” according to the statement. (Seattle Police Department)
The victim screamed for help and later told officers she thought he was “going to try to kill himself,” according to police.
Police said he was taken to Harborview Medical Center in “serious but stable” condition.
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A view of the 9900 block of 64th Avenue South in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood. (Google Maps)
Seattle police, along with officers from Burien, Tukwila and the King County Sheriff’s Office, searched the area for the suspect, but he remains at large, according to the news release.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the Seattle Police Department’s Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
The Seattle Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
