Defiant woman hit attacker with phone and blood led to his arrest, US cops say

The victim clobbered the man with her cellphone, drawing enough blood for a DNA sample, the Vero Beach Police Department said in an April 17 news release. — Photo by Sound On: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-a-cellular-phone-3756879/

A man who attempted to rape a woman on New Year’s Day has been arrested, and detectives in Florida say it was the woman’s counterattack that gave them needed evidence.

The victim clobbered the man with her cellphone, drawing enough blood for a DNA sample, the Vero Beach Police Department said in an April 17 news release.