News

Actions

Woman assaulted with baton, robbed in Detroit after man knocks on her door asking for help

Posted
and last updated

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A 27-year-old woman was assaulted with a baton at a motel on Detroit's east side early Sunday morning, police say.

Police say the suspect knocked on her motel door asking for help. Once she opened the door, he knocked her down, demanded money from her and hit her with a baton.

She gave the suspect cash and he then ran away.