By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Police recovered a box cutter knife after a woman was found yesterday with severe lacerations to her wrists and throat at the apartment complex that saw two suspicious fires last week in Centralia.
Officers were called at 11:36 a.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of Scammon Creek Road.
The 44-year-old apartment manager was found in the bathroom of a common area of the complex with life-threatening injuries, according to the Centralia Police Department.
The box cutter was located in the bathroom as well, according to police.
She was transported to the hospital and then transferred to a more advanced trauma center for further treatment, Tacoma General Hospital, Sgt. Jim Shannon said.
Shannon said they processed the scene as though it was a serious assault or potential homicide, but are still investigating. They are following up today on leads to determine what occurred, he said.
Its the same complex where last Wednesday and Thursday mornings, authorities were called for possible arson attempts. The first morning, some paper was found burning next to the building. The following day, a fire broke out in a corridor of the same building, damaging an approximately 15 square foot area of exterior siding.
Shannon said this morning he can’t say if yesterday’s incident is related, but he expects police will have more information at the end of today.
“We’re looking at all possible scenarios,” he said.
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For background, read “News brief: Centralia detective asking for tips on suspected arson attempts” from Friday November 4, 2016, here
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
A laceration is a tear. An incision is a cut.
If it was an assault, I definitely hope that they catch whoever was responsible for this horrible act, and bring them swiftly to justice.
The best thing to do is not to jump to any conclusions before the facts are sorted out! Let the investigators do their job.
Enough is enough. For anyone to be so heartless as to type a comment such as “I’m guessing that either rent went up or an eviction notice went out.” is unimaginable. I know the person that this is about and nothing could be further from the truth. Children, including those that are related to her, are able to see this, so please think before you comment.
No one deserves to be assaulted like this. There is absolutely no reason anyone should have to endure the paid she and her family are feeling right now.
I hope whoever did this, gets caught and the help they might need. Because something is not right, the person who did this is messed up in the head.
Gringo – you’re an ass…Hope someone in your family never goes thru something like this
Get it right – I LOOKED it up: “A laceration is a wound that occurs when skin, tissue, and/or muscle is torn or cut open. Lacerations may be deep or shallow, long or short, and wide or narrow” and the article says “severe Lacerations”. seems like YOU needed to look it up…
huh? –news reporter sharyn decker
NOT a laceration. Look it up.
Was it self-inflicted?
She has got to be the most caring person in this town. Prayers for her and the family and all that live in those apartments. #justiceforkathy
I’m guessing that either rent went up or an eviction notice went out.