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Woman escapes bus stop assault

Jun 2, 2012, 12:28 PM | Updated: 2:14 pm

On Friday night a woman was assaulted by a man who got off at a bus stop with her.

The woman was riding a bus home to Bellevue when she got off at the bus stop near I-90 at Newport Way SE and Lakemont Boulevard SE.

An unidentified man, who had gotten on the bus at the Eastgate Park and Ride, hit the woman and tried to drag her into the woods nearby.

The victim was able to escape after spraying her attacker with pepper spray. Her condition is unknown at present.

Police are still looking for the attacker.


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