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Search continues for suspect who beat and sexually assaulted 91-year-old woman in Marion County

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Reddick is a small farming community in Marion County that is not used to serious crime. Especially not a 91-year-old woman who was sleeping in her home at midnight Sunday. “Someone broke into her home, beat her up and sexually assaulted her,” Marion County Lt. Sheriff Paul Bloom told WESH 2. According to officials, the woman was sleeping when she heard the intruder and was attacked shortly afterward. “What he did was just wrong, and the whole town is not going to like that,” Reddick resident Jeffery Morris said. How the man got into the home is unclear, and in the darkness, the victim could not provide a description. “Next thing you know, this person beats her up and then sexually assaults her before leaving,” Bloom said. Investigators said this case is a top priority and the victim is a fighter. “I’ve seen pictures of the victim and what this person did to her. The fact that she was strong enough to get up and keep going was unbelievable. She was calling us, screaming and yelling at her attacker and fighting back against him,” Bloom said. Investigators said they have been carefully collecting fingerprints and other evidence from the victim’s home in hopes of getting a clue as to who this attacker is. “DNA, fingerprints, all of that has been collected, so hopefully in the next few days we will have a clearer story,” Bloom said. “This is very unusual, something that is very shocking even to experienced law enforcement officers. Long story short, it gets under your skin.” Investigators have already collected some doorbell cameras and other videos in the community, but are asking others to be on the lookout for anything unusual and to submit it to the sheriff’s office. CrimelineCrimeline’s mission, according to its mission statement, is to increase the safety of the Central Florida community by assisting law enforcement in removing undesirables from the community >> Call Crimline at 800-423-TIPS (8477) >> Leave a tip onlineTips leading to the arrest of suspects for a serious crime and/or the recovery of stolen property and drugs may be eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000. All tips eligible for a reward will be paid to the tipsters in an anonymous process.Central Florida Crimeline was founded in July 1977 and was originally called Crimewatch, modeled after the first Crime Stoppers program founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Call Crimline at 800-423-TIPS (8477).

REDDICK, Fla. —

Reddick is a small farming community in Marion County where serious crime is not common.

In particular, towards a 91-year-old woman who was sleeping in her house at midnight on Sunday.

“Someone broke into her house, beat her and sexually assaulted her,” Marion County Sheriff’s Lt. Paul Bloom told WESH 2.

According to officials, the woman was sleeping when she heard the intruder and was attacked shortly afterward.

“What he did was just wrong, and the whole town is not going to like it,” said Reddick resident Jeffery Morris.

How the man got into the house is unclear, and in the darkness the victim was unable to give a description.

“The next thing she knows, this person is beating her up and then sexually assaulting her before leaving,” Bloom said.

Investigators said this case was a high priority and the victim was a fighter.

“I saw pictures of the victim and what this person had done to her. The fact that she was strong enough to fight back and carry on was unbelievable. She was calling us, screaming and yelling at her attacker and fighting this person off,” Bloom said.

Investigators said they carefully collected fingerprints and other evidence in the victim’s home in hopes of getting a clue as to who the attacker was.

“DNA, fingerprints, all of that has been collected and hopefully in the next few days we will have a clearer story,” Bloom said. “This is completely out of the ordinary, something that is very shocking even to experienced police officers, to put it briefly, it gets under your skin.”

Investigators have already collected some doorbell cameras and other videos from around the community, but are asking others to be on the lookout for anything unusual and report it to the sheriff’s office.

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Crimeline’s mission is to increase the safety of the people of Central Florida by assisting law enforcement agencies in removing undesirables from the community. Mission statement

>> Call Crimline at 800-423-TIPS (8477)

>> Leave a tip on-line

Information leading to the arrest of suspects and/or the recovery of stolen property and drugs may be rewarded with cash rewards of up to $1,000. All information eligible for a reward will be paid anonymously to informants.

Central Florida Crimeline was founded in July 1977 and was originally called Crimewatch, modeled after the first Crime Stoppers program founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Call Crimline at 800-423-TIPS (8477).

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