PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two intruders forced their way into an apartment at 138 Whitehall St. in the city's Silver Lake neighborhood Friday night.
The two assaulted a female resident and fought another male resident before fleeing, according to police.
The incident happened sometime before 10 p.m. The woman, Anadrea Witcher, said two men pushed her into her first-floor apartment and began to assault her "for no apparent reason."
She began screaming to get the attention of her roommate, Jason Izzo, who fought at least one of the men.
Witcher said she believed the two, who did not demand or take anything from the apartment, were looking for another resident of the apartment building.
Police said neither resident was seriously injured in the incident.
The biggest question I have is just why? I could understand if they want to steal something or take her hostage but they were looking for another resident of the apartment building. Why did they break in and then just randomly beat her up? Did they think she knew the person they were really looking for? Why didn't they just ask her if she knew where the person was? I was also wondering if she was able to recognize any of the two intruders and what possible connection she could have with them? Perhaps she was just an innocent bystander that got caught up in the cross-fire? Another question is will they be back or was it just a one-time affair gone wrong?
