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Sep 17, 2008 10:37 pm US/Eastern

Bay Ridge Woman Attacked, Raped In Apt. Building

Reporting
Sean Hennessey
BROOKLYN (CBS) ― A Bay Ridge woman was sexually assaulted in her apartment building on Wednesday morning after police say her attacker struck her in the head with a screw driver.

The attack happened while the 39-year-old victim was taking out the garbage around 8:30 a.m. Police say the suspect was apparently hiding near the trash containers in the building's basement before accosting the victim and raping her.

"Basically this morning when I left, the victim, she was on the first floor, and she was really hysterical, and explained that someone attacked her in the basement," said Karine Lafonte, the victim's neighbor. "She said she went there and they attacked her and hit her over the head, and he had a screwdriver and so on and he raped her. A lot of people think Bay Ridge is safe, but you're not safe anywhere you go."

Police were still on the scene investigating through Wednesday evening and were looking for clues to identify a suspect.

If you have any information regarding this crime, you are urged to call police.

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