Police investigate whether Wilmington victim was sexually assaulted
Investigators are looking into whether a 28-year-old woman found slain in Wilmington was sexually assaulted, police said today.
A passerby walking a dog discovered the woman's body in some bushes on L Street near McFarland Avenue at 5:30 p.m. Monday, police said.
Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide division were assigned to the case because of the possibility it involved a sex crime, Los Angeles police Deputy Chief Patrick Gannon said.
The woman's pants were pulled down and there was "some indication she may have been sexually assaulted," Gannon said.
The woman had a cut on her neck but the cause of death was not immediately known, Gannon said.
The woman has been been identified but her name was not released pending notification of relatives, the coroner's office said.
A passerby walking a dog discovered the woman's body in some bushes on L Street near McFarland Avenue at 5:30 p.m. Monday, police said.
Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide division were assigned to the case because of the possibility it involved a sex crime, Los Angeles police Deputy Chief Patrick Gannon said.
The woman's pants were pulled down and there was "some indication she may have been sexually assaulted," Gannon said.
The woman had a cut on her neck but the cause of death was not immediately known, Gannon said.
The woman has been been identified but her name was not released pending notification of relatives, the coroner's office said.
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This is very frightening.... I wonder if this crime has any relation to the stabbing in San Pedro on 12/24 @ 7:30pm or the stabbing in Rancho Palos Verdes. Too many stabbings in surrounding areas in one week..... Please keep us updated on these investigations....