Woman fighting for her life after downtown Denver assault

DENVER — A Denver woman is fighting for her life after she was attacked in downtown Denver, her family said.

On Oct. 13, Denver Police said officers responded to the intersection of 22nd Street and Curtis Street on a reported assault. A victim was transported to the hospital. Family members told 9NEWS that the victim is 43-year-old Scherrie Henderson, the mother of three small children.

“Scherrie is very outgoing. She makes friends all over the place,” her sister Daina Daniels said. “She was very protective of me.”

Daniels said officers found her sister badly hurt. She had just left her friends after a night out. 

“She was found unconscious, it sounds like someone just kind of passing by had saw her on the street and flagged down a couple of cops and they immediately brought her to Denver Health,” Daniels said. “The contents of her purse when they found her were wiped out. So we believe it was an assault and a robbery.”

“It was just devastating, you know, you never expect something like this to ever happen,” she said.

Daniels said Henderson suffered a traumatic brain injury and has not woken up since the attack happened 10 days ago. 

“Hardest part is kind of the unknown, the uncertainty not knowing fully, what her life is going to be like after this,” Daniels said. “It’s heartbreaking. I would never want anybody to experience this.” 

Police told 9NEWS that they are investigating the incident, but no arrests have been made. Daniels said doctors have seen some encouraging signs, so they are hopeful Henderson will pull through; however, she knows it may be a long road to recovery.

The family has created a GoFundMe to offset some of the medical costs. 

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