By ROBIN SHANNON
L’Observateur

HAHNVILLE — A Jefferson woman told St. Charles Parish investigators she was raped early Sunday near the Bonnet Carre Spillway by a man who carjacked her in front of an apartment on Central Avenue in Jefferson Parish, according to a release from the Sheriff’s Office.

The victim, who sought help after the attack from people in the area, told investigators that she was leaving a friend’s house in Metairie when an unidentified man got into her car and punched the back of her head.

According to the release, the woman said her attacker ordered her to drive until they reached the spillway, where the suspect allegedly raped her twice. The victim was able to escape the attack and the man fled the scene in the victim’s red 1994 Honda Civic. The victim said she did not know her attacker.

The incident is still under investigation and anyone with any information is asked to contact Det. Derek Pertuis with the St. Charles Sheriff’s Office at 985-783-1135 or 985-783-6807.