Violent South Nashville Home Invasion Leaves 91-Year-Old Hospitalized

NASHVILLE, TN — A 91-year-old woman is in critical but stable condition after a brutal daytime home invasion Thursday.

A man came to the door of her home on Edmonson Pike around 10:30 Thursday morning and asked the woman if she needed a transmission, according to a police report. He then punched the woman in the face and forced his way inside, continuing his brutal attack until she fell to the floor.

The man then beat the woman's 52-year-old daughter with a mop as she tried to block him in the front hallway. The women told police the attacker filled a pillowcase with jewelry and dragged an armoire from the home.

The daughter then called her sister and both of the victims were taken to Southern Hills Medical Center, where the older woman is in critical but stable condition. The daughter was not admitted.

The man stole a gold ring containing topaz, sapphire and tanzanite, along with a white gold wedding set with a square cut quarter-carat diamond with multiple small diamonds in the wedding band.

The women said the suspect is a black man in his 20s, 6 feet tall and may have a mustache. He was wearing a white or light gray T-shirt. One victim saw the suspect flee in a white or tan SUV or van.

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