Crime & Safety
Man Choked, Punched Ex- Girlfriend At Delaware County Bar: Police
A man punched then choked his ex-girlfriend at a bar in Collingdale last week, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
COLLINGDALE, PA — Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a Philadelphia man after they said he choked and punched his ex-girlfriend at a Delaware County bar last week.
Police were called to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital at about 12:20 a.m. on Friday.
There, they met a 34-year-old Prospect Park woman who told them she was attacked by her ex-boyfriend, 37, of Philadelphia.
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She told them the attack happened in a Collingdale bar.
Police said she relayed the man punched her in the face at the bar, knocking her to the ground.
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While she was on the ground, police said the man choked her.
She was then taken to a hospital, and the man fled the bar.
Police are investigating the incident.
Anyone who has information on the incident should contact Pennsylvania State Police in Media at 484-840-1000.
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