A Houston woman was left paralyzed after a man robbed her and then body-slammed her to the ground. Houston police are asking for the public's help to identify the assailant.
A woman was left paralyzed after a man robbed her and then body-slammed her to the ground. Houston police are asking for the public's help to identify the assailant. FOX 26's Natalie Hee reports on the story and spoke with the victim and her family.police say they need the public’s help identifying a suspect who violently robbed a woman and left her paralyzed.
Investigators say Truong had withdrawn money from the Bank of America on Blackhawk Blvd near the Beltway and was followed by the suspect nearly 24 miles away to a shopping center on the 9800 block of Bellaire.Surveillance video shows Truong dropping her belongings on the ground and the man running away with what he thought was an envelope with cash. Seconds later, the suspect returned, picked Truong up, and body-slammed her to the ground.
The family tells FOX 26 the suspect stole about $4,300 from them. Truong had apparently been saving up to visit her family in Vietnam that she hadn't seen in nearly six years."I can still go to school, but my mind is just messed up thinking about her, worrying that nobody is going to watch out for her," said An Duong, Truong's son.
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