Woman opening Tacoma daycare center beaten severely

March 18, 2013 @ 9:42 am (Updated: 11:33 am - 3/18/13 )

A woman arriving for work Monday at a child daycare in Tacoma was severely beaten.

Police spokeswoman Loretta Cool says the victim has been unable to talk with detectives because of a concussion and possible broken jaw.

The man was reportedly waiting outside the Tender Heart Learning Center about 6:40 a.m. Monday when the worker arrived. He asked about enrolling a child, so she let him inside.

"There was a man waiting who stated that he wanted to enroll his kid in daycare. She allowed him into the building and he proceeded to brutally attack her," says Cool.

The beating was interrupted by another employee arriving for work. The attacker fled on foot.

Police are looking for the man, described as about 5-foot-6 with a very narrow face and short afro.

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  • The Dude Abides wrote...
    Hmmm...
    March 18, 2013 9:52 am
    Perhaps this guy had some kind of problem with his daycare when he was growing up.
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  • Zoeller wrote...
    "man, described as about 5-foot-6 with a very narrow face and short afro."
    March 18, 2013 10:42 am
    A little more Info. please. Does this mean he was Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian, and or African American?
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  • Str8Thinking wrote...
    Can't mention ethnicity as that would be racist,
    March 18, 2013 11:13 am
    But now we know to beware of short men with narrow faces and short afros... Actually in our PC world putting that it was a man is pretty sexist and would totally offend the perp if he/she was a transgender individual.
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  • slaggg wrote...
    Don't ever invite a narrow-faced man into your daycare
    March 18, 2013 3:28 pm
    , you silly boy. It renders you powerless.
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