Woman reports being attacked while taking her trash out

ELKHART, Ind. - The Elkhart Police Department is investigating an incident where a woman was jumped while taking out her trash.

At 2 p.m. on Thursday, the victim said she was walking out of the common entry hallway door in the 600 block of K Lane to take out the trash when she was jumped by two unknown females.

The females were outside of the hallway door, reports said.

The victim said she was shoved and fell to the ground, where the back of her head hit either the step to the door or the concrete sidewalk.

After falling and hitting her head, the two females allegedly began punching her in the head.

One of the females may have bitten her, reports said.

There is no suspect information at this time.

This case is still under investigation.