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Monday, 3 April 2017 - 16:25

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Fake cop pulls over & attacks woman with "sharp object"; Still at large

A woman from Sint-Michielsgestel was pulled over and attacked by a fake cop on Bleijendijk in Vught on Saturday night. The man hit her with a sharp object, leaving her with several scratches on her body. The police are looking for the perpetrator, Omroep Brabant reports.

The woman was driving on Bleijendijk around 9:15 p.m. when a small black car came up behind her and held up a sign that read "stop police". She pulled over and an unknown man approached the car.

The man pulled her from the car and started hitting her with a sharp object, She managed to pull free, get back in her car and drive off.

The perpetrator is a white man that is about 25 years old. He is about 1.85 meters tall with a slim build, short black crew cut hair and a beard. He was wearing dark trousers and a black sweater.

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