North Rhine-Westphalia: Attempted homicide in Rüthen: Young man fled

Rüthen/Dortmund (dpa/lnw) - A 42-year-old woman was physically attacked and seriously injured at her home in Rüthen (Soest district) on Thursday. This was announced by the Dortmund police and the Arnsberg public prosecutor on Friday. A young man with a black cap is the suspect. The person used a red car with Paderborn license plates, it said. The physical attack is classified as attempted homicide. No further details were initially given. A Dortmund homicide commission took over the police investigation and is looking for witnesses.