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"Grim Reaper" attacks woman in California home

VISTA, Calif. - A California woman says she was attacked and stabbed in her home by an intruder dressed as the Grim Reaper on Halloween.

U-T San Diego says a woman in Vista told sheriff's deputies that she was in the bathroom of her town house shortly before 2 a.m. Friday when someone dressed like the Reaper stabbed her several times and fled.

Sheriff's Sgt. Nick Maryn says the woman was treated for a scratch to her scalp and injuries to her upper body and back.

The paper reports the woman told police she believes her attack was a woman based on the voice.

It's unclear how the intruder got into the home. Deputies used dogs to search the area but couldn't find the attacker.

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