Inset: Rajena Linson (Detroit Police Department). Background: A section of the 15400 block of Maddelein Street in Detroit, Michigan (Google Maps).
A woman in Michigan was lured to a bar before being driven to a parking lot, beaten, backed over in a vehicle, and left to die in the cold, authorities say.
Rajena Linson, 25, has been charged with aggravated assault with intent to murder, the Detroit Police Department announced on Friday. Her arrest comes years after the 2022 attack.
On Jan. 31, 2022, a woman drove Linson to a bar in Eastpointe, Michigan, authorities said. The Macomb County city is located just north of Detroit.
The women met an accomplice, and the trio drove to the parking lot of a middle school located on the 15400 block of Maddelein Street in Detroit, per local NBC affiliate WDIV. When the victim said she needed to use the bathroom and got out of the vehicle, Linson and the accomplice allegedly attacked and beat her.
"The suspects then backed the vehicle over the victim, paused for several seconds, and drove away, leaving her severely injured in freezing temperatures," authorities said. Detroit Police Commander Rebecca McKay said the woman remained in the temperatures around nine degrees for about six hours until she was discovered.
However, in the interim period, the vehicle that Linson was in reportedly returned to the scene, seemingly to check whether the victim was still alive.
Police responded to the scene at about 2:30 a.m., finding the victim in the school parking lot being treated by medics. She apparently had a broken jaw, a broken leg, and a hematoma to the head, and she was brought to an area hospital.
It is unclear whether another suspect has been arrested or is wanted in the case.
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