A North Carolina woman and child are recovering after being attacked and burned during a robbery this week, police said. On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at approximately 2:40 p.m., the Monroe Police Department announced that officers responded at approximately 2:40 p.m. Tuesday afternoon to a home on East Talleyrand Street in reference to an assault. MORE NEWS: No shooter at Westside High School in Anderson County, deputies confirm Upon arrival, police learned that what had actually occurred was a robbery. Officials said at a news conference that the woman, who was babysitting her children at the time, had gone outside and was robbed, assaulted and burned by a man who “caught her by surprise” as she re-entered the home. A 2-year-old child was also burned and suffered second-degree burns to his face and head. Information about how he sustained his burns has not been released. Police said other children were in the home at the time of the robbery. NEWS: At least one person killed in Greenville County Interstate 85 bridge crash, coroner says The man was described as wearing a red striped shirt and a black headband. Police said the boy fled after the robbery. The girl was taken by medical helicopter to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Charlotte, where she was listed in stable condition, police said. The woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance and received treatment. Anyone with information about the suspect or crime is asked to call the Monroe Police Department at 704-282-4700 or Union County Crime Stoppers at 704-283-5600.MORE NEWS: South Carolina Lottery Winners Follow First of Checkout Line to Win Big, Officials Say
A woman and child are recovering after suffering burns during a robbery in North Carolina this week, police said.
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at approximately 2:40 p.m., the Monroe Police Department announced that on Tuesday, at approximately 2:40 p.m., officers responded to a residence on East Talleyrand Street in reference to an assault.
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When they arrived, police learned it was a robbery that had actually occurred.
The woman, who was babysitting her child at the time, was outside and on her way back into the home, she was robbed, assaulted and burned by the man who “caught her by surprise,” officials said at a news conference.
A 2-year-old child was also burned, suffering second-degree burns to his face and head.
Information about how it was burned has not been released.
Police said there were other children in the home at the time of the robbery.
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Investigators say the man was wearing a red striped shirt and a black headband. Officials said he fled after the robbery.
The child was taken by medical helicopter to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Charlotte, where he was listed in stable condition, police said.
The woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance and received treatment.
Anyone with information about the suspect or crime is asked to call the Monroe Police Department at 704-282-4700 or Union County Crime Stoppers at 704-283-5600.
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