Woman pepper sprayed in face by woman loitering outside Oxford Circle business, police say
PHILADELPHIA - Police are asking for the public's help to identify and locate a woman they say assaulted another woman outside her own business earlier this month.
The victim, a 51-year-old woman, approached the suspect with a witness in broad daylight on the 2000 block of Castor Avenue.
They asked the loitering woman to leave the premise of their business, sparking an argument.
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The woman then sprayed the victim in the face with a chemical agent, and fled, according to police.
The victim was treated by medics at the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.