A woman walking in the 9000 block of Holman Road near Mary Ave. was stabbed by an unknown assailant last night, Seattle Police say. The weapon was a small pocket knife, and fortunately her injuries were not critical. My Ballard reader Silver posted the incident in the forum last night, and today police released more details of the frightening crime.
“She noticed a male who appeared to be following her,” police said, explaining that she went inside a gas station, but he was waiting for her when she came out. “As she attempted to walk by him, the male grabbed her around the neck and chest from behind and then stabbed her with an unknown object in the lower back,” the police report says. “The victim struggled to get away, falling out into the street in front of a witness who was driving by on Holman Rd. The witness stopped to assist and the suspect walked off southbound on Holman Rd.”
Officers searched the area but were unable to find the suspect. They did not provide a suspect description, likely because the description provided by the victim was too vague: a white male in his thirties, heavy build, wearing either a dark hoodie or jacket. (Thanks Tehama, Ken and Silver for your tips!)