66-year-old woman assaulted, robbed inside Edenwald Houses apartment

A 66-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed by a man in the Bronx, according to police. It happened around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in a fifth-floor apartment of the Edenwald Houses at E. 229th Street and

News 12 Staff

Jun 2, 2016, 3:36 PM

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66-year-old woman assaulted, robbed inside Edenwald Houses apartment
A 66-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed by a man in the Bronx, according to police.
It happened around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in a fifth-floor apartment of the Edenwald Houses at E. 229th Street and Schieffelin Avenue. 
Police say the man entered the woman's apartment, struck her over the head with a blunt object, and then stole some items.
The woman was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center with a head injury and is expected to be OK, police say.
Investigators did not say what the man stole.


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