Thursday, November 20, 2014

This is what a war on women looks like...

Police: Woman Sexually Assaulted, Set on Fire in Park


WICHITA, Kan. (CBS St. Louis) – Wichita police say a woman was sexually assaulted, hit on the head, and set on fire Monday night in Fairmount Park.
According to police, the woman was on the ground, almost in a crawl, barely moving, and naked.
The woman was helped by a neighbor – Johnnye Marshall woke up her boyfriend Deon McPherson when she heard somebody scream for help.
“What if that was my daughter?  I’d want somebody to go in and get her,” McPherson told The Wichita Eagle.  “Where there wasn’t blood, there was a burn.”
The flames from the fire were about 2 to 4 feet high.  McPherson stayed with the woman until firefighters arrived.
According to Wichita police Captain Troy Livingston, the woman suffered burns on 55 percent of her body and is currently in critical condition but has slightly improved.
Police are still trying to figure out if this was random or if the woman was targeted.  Either way, Livingston called it a “disgusting crime.”
Police are currently searching for a suspect but the only information they have on him is that he is a black male.
“Our hearts go out to the victim.  This is a tough deal,” Livingston added.  “Somebody out there knows what happened and we need that information.”

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