Anne Pressly was only 26. From CNN:
Anne Pressly, 26, the morning anchor on KATV, was found in her home Monday, savagely beaten mostly on her face and upper body.
She had been hospitalized and sedated, unable to speak and suffering from massive brain swelling, her family said.
Police said she might have been the victim of a burglary because her purse was missing. Her credit card was used at a gas station sometime this week, police said.
Her father Guy Cannady appeared on "Good Morning America" earlier in the week and said he doubts the attack was random.
"It's so hard to understand, first of all, why would anybody vandalize and brutalize somebody to this extent," he said. "There are items missing from the home. The severity of the injuries and brutality of the attack in my own mind calls into question the motive."
Pressly's left hand was broken, possibly as she tried to fight off her attacker. Her father earlier said that his daughter's brain had swollen and she was unable to communicate, making it impossible for her to talk to police.
Pressly also made an appearance in the movie "W."
Go to KATV's Web site to read a statement from Pressly's family, watch video clips of Pressly and send your condolences.
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