DECATUR-This just in from the Decatur Police Department.
Shortly before 5:00 pm police were dispatched to the convenience store on Hwy 20 at 12th Ave. N.W. on the report of a stabbing.
The 29 year old female victim stated she was walking through the Decatur Cemetery to met a friend at the store who was to give her a ride, when she was attacked by a male in an orange T shirt. The victim alleges she was sexually assaulted and then stabbed in the abdomen area with a knife.
The victim called her friend who was at the store and he observed the assailant running from the area. The friend found the victim and carried her back to the store and phoned the police.
The victim was air lifted to Huntsville Hospital and her injuries do not appear to be life threatening. The victim and friend are from the Huntsville/Madison area.
Investigation is on going and no suspects are in custody.
Victim’s name is being withheld and the Decatur Police will issue a follow-up release on Wednesday.
