Police: Woman beaten unconscious by carjacker

DeLand police say woman was attacked while sitting in her car

DeLAND, Fla. – DeLand police say a woman was beaten unconscious by a man who then fled in her vehicle.

According to a police report, the 31-year-old woman dropped off a friend Monday evening at the Laurel Villa Apartments on Euclid Avenue.

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Police said the woman was waiting for a phone call in her car when a man, whom she didn't see, punched her in the face a couple of times.

"I hear a lady crying and screaming help or something and there's some guys across the street," the caller told dispatchers in the 911 calls released on Wednesday. "She was yelling leave me alone and she's yelling and screaming and a gentlemen just walked out of the house again. I think he's waiting for the other guy to come back."

The woman said she later woke up lying in the grass and her car was gone, according to police.

The caller told dispatchers the men came back to harass the woman.

"And the guy is coming back to the house messing with her," the caller said. "Unbelievable."

The woman's car was found nearby a short time later, but her keys, purse and cellphone were missing, police said.

A description of the assailant has not been released.


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