A Michigan woman claims she was randomly attacked by a man on a bicycle after being dropped off by an Uber driver in Detroit.
Morgan Catton, 27, wrote in the description of her GoFundMe page that she was “leaving downtown Detroit to meet a friend at their house,” and that she “got in an Uber” to her friend's house around 10 p.m. on Friday, September 13.
“I was walking down the sidewalk when I noticed a man on a bicycle on the same side of the sidewalk. As I tried to pass him he got off his bike, grabbed me by the throat, threw me to the ground and punched me multiple times in the face without exchanging a word,” Catton wrote.
After the attack, Catton was able to call 911 and run to where an ambulance rescued her.
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Morgan Catton says she was brutally attacked by a man on a bicycle after getting out of an Uber in Detroit on September 13. (GoFundMe)
“I was in hospital overnight and had stitches put on my left eye, the inside of my mouth and my lip. A CT scan was done and many other tests were carried out.[s] “I went to the hospital to make sure I didn't break any bones as a result of my injuries. I am so grateful I didn't break any bones,” she wrote.
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Detroit police confirmed in a statement to Fox News Digital that Catton was “assaulted by an unknown suspect while walking to a friend's house after being dropped off at the rideshare location.”
Detroit police are reportedly investigating a seemingly random attack on Morgan Catton. (Roberto Machado Noah/Light Rocket)
“The suspect fled the scene on a bicycle. The Detroit Police Department's 10th Precinct is investigating,” the statement said. “This incident appears to be accidental.”
The suspect is described as a man in his 40s or 50s, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, and was riding a dark blue or gray bicycle, according to WXYZ.
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Morgan Catton said she was dropped off in the wrong part of Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancia, File)
“Today this man is still wandering the streets and I pray to God that this doesn't happen to another woman, or even worse,” Catton wrote in a GoFundMe to “Help Morgan Recover From Assault.”
Uber said it had contacted Mr Catton following the horrific incident.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to call DPD at (313) 596-1040 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
