Crime & Public Safety

Cops search for several men who held, attacked couple in Clayton County apartment

By Chelsea Prince and
Sept 29, 2018

Police said they are searching for five or six men who they said attacked, dragged and held a couple in a Clayton County apartment for hours, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Clayton County police told Channel 2 the attack occurred Thursday night inside a unit at the Overlook Apartments in the 6700 block of Tara Boulevard. The man and woman slipped out sometime early Friday morning.

 

Investigators told the news station reported the men beat up the man and then raped the woman. The extent of the occupants’ injuries was not known.

No other details were provided, and the investigation is ongoing.

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