Woman Says 2 Men Made Racial Attack
A black woman says two white men assaulted her and carved the letters KKK on her chest in Bivins, Texas. Police are investigating the allegations.
The 32-year-old woman was hospitalized Thursday for a bump on her head, cuts and bruises.
The woman, whose name is being withheld, said she was walking home Wednesday night when she was approached by two men driving a pickup truck. She said they wore sheets or pillowcases over their heads and taunted her with a racist name.
She said she was forced into the cab and hit on the head.
After being held all night at an unknown location, the woman said she was thrown from the truck.
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