Woman Trapped in Closet for Week After Robbery
Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. —
A 79-year-old woman was trapped in a closet in her home for a week after being beaten and robbed by two intruders, police said.
Neighbors hadn’t seen Ethel Schwartz in a week so they called police Saturday. Badly beaten and dehydrated, she was in stable condition Sunday at Millard Fillmore Hospital.
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