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Maureen Long, who admitted that she had acted as a prostitute, received serious injuries to her head from hammer blows and stab wounds to her abdomen and back, but fortunately recovered.
Maureen’s ability to describe her attacker was made difficult because she was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the attack. She thought she had obtained a lift in a car from a large man of about 35 years of age who had light brown shoulder length hair. She was not able to give a description of the car which was involved although a nightwatchman saw a car draw away from the scene and described it as a [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=The_hunt_for_the_White_Mark_II_Ford_Cortina_-_Yorkshire_Ripper white Mark II Ford Cortina]. The attempted murder of Maureen Long was investigated by [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Assistant_Chief_Constable_Oldfield Assistant Chief Constable Oldfield] from an incident room established in Bradford.