Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Woman Raped in Cemetary

Police are investigating a macabre-sounding rape case that happened overnight in west Charlotte. According to police reports, a woman got off a Charlotte Area Transit System bus around 11:15 pm on Rozzells Ferry Road.

She reported being followed for a short distance by a man. She said the man then grabbed her and forced her at gunpoint into a nearby cemetery, where he raped her. The suspect then ran off, the victim told police. The victim received hospital treatment. Police were not able to catch a suspect. Source: The Charlotte Observer