Woman Attacked In Home Invasion in Travelers Rest

Greenville County Sheriff's deputies report that a woman was attacked in her home near Travelers Rest, South Carolina, in a home invasion. The attacker is still at large.

The woman stated that at approximately 8:30 Sunday evening she heard noises within her home and went to check them out. She then was confronted with a man she did not know standing in her home, demanding money. He was armed with a knife.

The man went through the woman's purse, breaking some glass in the process. When he realized that the woman had nothing to steal, he attacked her with the knife and the broken glass.

The woman sustained knife wounds and cuts to her chest and stomach. She refused medical treatment, however.