Man sought in Christmas Day attack on woman in Hawthorne
Police are trying to identify a man who attacked a 62-year-old Hawthorne woman as she walked home from church on Christmas Day.
The woman was walking near the old Hawthorne Mall in the 12200 block of Hawthorne Boullevard at 7:45 a.m. Dec. 25 when a man beat her and knocked her to the ground, Hawthorne police Lt. Mike Ishii said.
The attacker ripped open her blouse and tried to sexually assault her, but she resisted and fought him off by squeezing his groin as hard as she could.
He released her and ran away.
The victim described the man as black, clean-cut, about 40 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall.
He had a medium build with a short buzzcut hair style. He wore a dark-colored shirt and dark-colored pants. He had no facial hair.
Anyone with information should call the Hawthorne Police Department at 310-349-2700 or 310-349-2820.
The woman was walking near the old Hawthorne Mall in the 12200 block of Hawthorne Boullevard at 7:45 a.m. Dec. 25 when a man beat her and knocked her to the ground, Hawthorne police Lt. Mike Ishii said.
The attacker ripped open her blouse and tried to sexually assault her, but she resisted and fought him off by squeezing his groin as hard as she could.
He released her and ran away.
The victim described the man as black, clean-cut, about 40 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall.
He had a medium build with a short buzzcut hair style. He wore a dark-colored shirt and dark-colored pants. He had no facial hair.
Anyone with information should call the Hawthorne Police Department at 310-349-2700 or 310-349-2820.
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