Inset: Photograph of Rajena Linson from the Detroit Police Department. Background: A glimpse of the 15400 block of Maddelein Street in Detroit, Michigan (Google Maps).
Authorities in Michigan report a chilling incident where a woman was coaxed into visiting a bar, later driven to a parking area, where she faced savage violence, ultimately being left to perish in the brutal cold.
Rajena Linson, aged 25, faces severe charges of aggravated assault with intent to murder, as the Detroit Police Department reported on Friday. Her detention follows the grievous 2022 attack by several years.
According to officials, on January 31, 2022, Linson was driven by a companion to a bar situated in Eastpointe, Michigan, a city positioned just north of Detroit.
Upon arrival, they rendezvoused with another individual, collectively proceeding to the middle school’s parking lot on Detroit’s 15400 block of Maddelein Street, as covered by local NBC affiliate WDIV. The victim claimed to need a restroom, and upon leaving the car, Linson, alongside her accomplice, allegedly launched a brutal assault on her.
“The suspects then backed the vehicle over the victim, paused for several seconds, and drove away, leaving her severely injured in freezing temperatures,” authorities said. Detroit Police Commander Rebecca McKay said the woman remained in the temperatures around nine degrees for about six hours until she was discovered.
However, in the interim period, the vehicle that Linson was in reportedly returned to the scene, seemingly to check whether the victim was still alive.
Police responded to the scene at about 2:30 a.m., finding the victim in the school parking lot being treated by medics. She apparently had a broken jaw, a broken leg, and a hematoma to the head, and she was brought to an area hospital.
It is unclear whether another suspect has been arrested or is wanted in the case.