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Thief Demanded Ring From 88-Year-Old Woman, Bit Her Finger Off to Steal It: Police
Emma Cotton suffered multiple injuries and permanent finger loss after a violent robbery attempt outside her Seattle home, police said the suspect remains at large.
- On Oct. 13, Emma Cotton, 88-year-old Seattle resident, was on her back porch cleaning when the alleged suspect demanded her belongings, brutally assaulted her, bit off her finger to steal a ring, then fled.
- Police say the encounter began when the thief demanded Emma Cotton hand over her personal belongings, and family members say the attacker targeted her diamond ring during the theft attempt.
- Doctors treated Cotton for multiple fractures and brain bleeds, and she spent three days in the Intensive Care Unit before being released to a rehab facility.
- The Seattle Police Department opened a joint investigation with officers from Burien, Tukwila and the King County Sheriff's Office and released surveillance images, urging tips at the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
- Appearing on local Seattle television stations, the family said `She felt somebody breathing behind her, and she said, soon as she turned around, he just started punching her,` Ricky said.
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