A student at Washington University is in critical condition after she was attacked and found left for dead at her off-campus apartment in University City on Monday.
The graduate student was beaten while she was doing her laundry in the basement of her apartment in the 700 block of Syracuse. She was found by a maintenance worker yesterday afternoon (Mon., Dec. 21).
The unit is owned and operated by Quadrangle Housing which is a branch of the university.
Wash U. and housing staff are contacting other students living in and near the building to warn them. They have also issued a crime alert to students living in neighborhoods near the campus.
Both U. City police and Washington University campus police say they are stepping up patrols in the area.
Authorities want anyone with information about this crime to call Crimestoppers at 866-371-TIPS.
Information from KMOV.com contributed to this report.