Teen faces attempted murder charges in assault
Posted: Dec 20, 2012 7:48 PM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 3:19 PM EDT
ST. JOSEPH, Ind. -- The 16-year-old accused of assaulting a South Bend woman in her home early Wednesday morning is facing attempted murder charges.
Thursday the prosecutor’s office charged 16-year-old Cameron Lewis with the attack on a 56-year-old woman in her home on Wilber Street.
Police say the victim suffered from stab wounds and blunt force trauma.
The woman told police someone rang her doorbell and then forced their way into her home.
Police say the teen lives across the street from the woman.