Broward Sheriffs Office

Sketch Released in Brutal Attack of Disabled Woman

The Broward Sheriff's Office has released a sketch of one of the three suspects wanted for the brutal attack of a 61-year-old disabled woman in her Deerfield Beach home.

On the afternoon of May 15, the suspects walked in through a sliding glass door and demanded jewelry and credit cards from Deborah Plasse. They killed two of Plasse's kittens and threatened to kill her other pets if she didn’t comply.

The intruders, wearing hooded sweatshirts, gloves and Halloween masks, became aggressive when she told them she didn’t have much to steal.

The woman is hardly able to walk because of a debilitating illness and often uses a walker.

The intruders threw her down, and she landed on a table and hit the floor. They ransacked her house and used shards of broken glass to cut her face, arm and abdomen, all while demanding valuables.

At one point, her house dress fell open and they sprayed paint on her body. They took only a small, grey safe with her medication inside, as well as the two dead kittens in a paper bag.

She later told Broward Sheriff’s Office robbery detectives that the ordeal lasted between 30 and 60 minutes. Two of the men were inside the house and a third waited outside. One was a short, white male who spoke proper English and wore a dark blue, hooded sweatshirt. The second was taller and spoke with a Spanish accent. He wore a black, hooded sweatshirt. Both wore Halloween masks and gloves and seemed to be in their late teens or early 20's.

Investigators are searching for a white man with shoulder length dirty blonde hair and blue eyes.

The victim was treated for superficial cuts and bruises and released from North Broward Health Medical Center.

If anyone knows anything about this crime, please call Det. Vincent Coldwell at 954-321-4270 or Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $3,000 for an anonymous tip that leads to an arrest.

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