January 4, 17:15, Assault, severe, Borås

She is out walking her dog when she is attacked from behind by a young boy who hits her hard on the back. The boy disappears running from the scene and the woman takes herself home to her residence, shocked. A relative calls and alerts the police. The woman is awake and able to speak and is driven to the hospital. It turns out that the boy used some kind of sharp object when he hit the woman on the back. The ambulance personnel discovered wounds on the back before she was driven to the hospital. The police are searching the area for the boy, no one arrested at present. The police have launched an investigation into attempted murder or severe assault. Door-to-door questioning has also begun at the scene.