Blind Man Assaulted – Left in Woods for Two Days
Just after 7 pm, first responders answered a call reporting someone was yelling for help from the woods in Otway.
When a Rarden Firefighter arrived on the scene, he discovered a blind man who said he had been sitting lost in the woods for two days.
When deputies arrived, they learned the blind man claimed two people had assaulted him and left him there. He was able to identify his alleged attackers.
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An ambulance transported the victim to the hospital and located his alleged attackers. The attackers told officers that it was only a verbal altercation. Police forwarded their report to the prosecutor’s office.
Officers discovered one of the suspects had an open warrant and took them into custody.
