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Police seek suspect after elderly woman sexually assaulted in her Hingham home

Police are investigating after a man broke into a Hingham home Thursday night and sexually assaulted the elderly woman who lives there.

Hingham police said the woman called 9-1-1 to report the incident around 9 p.m. The man broke  into the North Hingham residence through a ground floor window and fled on foot after assaulting the woman, authorities said.

“The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 65 years old, gray thinning hair, brown eyes and a thin build,” police said in a statement. “The victim does not know the suspect.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 781-741-1443.

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